Research Tips on Tracing Research Tips on Tracing Chinese Roots Chinese Roots

華人華人尋根尋根方法方法

Basic StepsBasic Steps 基本步驟基本步驟

Set clear goals and objectivesSet clear goals and objectives 定立明確目標 Start with your family and relativesStart with your family and relatives 由家庭成員及近親開始 Living Memories (Oral History)Living Memories (Oral History) 仍活着親人的憶述 Get organized and construct your family Get organized and construct your family

treetree 將資料整理及構成家庭樹 ( 世系表 ) 及編寫家庭歷史

Genealogy is about Genealogy is about dates, lineage, and dates, lineage, and family activities and family activities and historyhistory 家譜不僅是日期及世系，它也包括家庭歷史及家庭活動

What do you need to know?What do you need to know?你需要知道甚麼你需要知道甚麼 ??

Names of parents, grandparents, and great Names of parents, grandparents, and great grandparents (as far back as you can tell)grandparents (as far back as you can tell)

你的父毋，祖父毋 及 曾祖父母的名字 ( 越多代祖先的 名字越好 ) Any information pertaining to your ancestry Any information pertaining to your ancestry

(birth date, death date, marriage date)(birth date, death date, marriage date) 任何有關祖先的資料 ( 出生日期，死亡日期，結婚日

期 ) Home village, town, county, city, and provinceHome village, town, county, city, and province 祖籍屬於那條村，鎮，縣，市 及 省

Use sources in your home Use sources in your home (certificates, family books, obituaries, (certificates, family books, obituaries, letters, diaries, photos and home letters, diaries, photos and home ownership certificate)ownership certificate)

家中的資源 ( 証書，家庭手冊，訃聞，信件，日記，相片及屋契等 )

Personal Items Personal Items 個人物件個人物件

CertificatesCertificates 証書 Old photographsOld photographs 舊照片 Letter and postcards/emailLetter and postcards/email 信件，明信片或電郵 Diaries/personal papersDiaries/personal papers 日記 / 個人記錄 newspaper cuttingsnewspaper cuttings 剪報

ScrapbookScrapbook 剪貼簿 ID/passportID/passport 身份証 / 護照 Badges/Medals/Objects connected to Badges/Medals/Objects connected to

significant eventssignificant events 徽章 / 勛章 / 任何重要事情之相關物件 OthersOthers 其他

Ancestral activities (when arriving in Ancestral activities (when arriving in Hong Kong, occupation, membership Hong Kong, occupation, membership information, Christian background, information, Christian background, etc.)etc.)

祖先的活動 ( 何時到達香港，職業，會員資料，宗教背景等 )

Ancestral BackgroundAncestral Background祖先背景祖先背景

Is your surname common or rare?Is your surname common or rare?

你的姓氏屬於普通或是稀有呢 ?

Surname Surname 姓氏姓氏

How much do you know about How much do you know about Generation character?Generation character? 輩份知多少？

Generation character Generation character 輩份

Record your searchRecord your search

記錄你所搜尋到的資料

Notes Notes 筆記筆記

Living memories (oral history)Living memories (oral history)仍活着親人的憶述仍活着親人的憶述 (( 口述口述 ))

Talk to grandparents and older relatives who know Talk to grandparents and older relatives who know something about the ancestrysomething about the ancestry

與知道祖先資料的祖父毋或長輩訪談 Ask specific questions and record the answers on Ask specific questions and record the answers on

paper, tape recorder or video tapepaper, tape recorder or video tape 發問相關問題，並以紙，錄音機或攝錄機做記錄 Record the date and person that give you the Record the date and person that give you the

informationinformation 寫下提供資料之人的名字及訪談日期

Do double checkDo double check 加以查核

Visit Ancestral HomeVisit Ancestral Home 探訪祖家探訪祖家

Visit village (look for relatives, Visit village (look for relatives, family temples, etc.)family temples, etc.)

探訪家鄉 ( 尋訪親戚，祠堂，祖墳等 )

Other Search MethodsOther Search Methods

其他尋根方法其他尋根方法

Online CatalogsOnline Catalogs 族譜目錄族譜目錄

National Library of China:National Library of China: 中國國家圖書館 : www.nlc.gov.cn/www.nlc.gov.cn/ Taiwan Memory:Taiwan Memory: 台灣記憶 - 國家圖書館 :

http://memory.ncl.edu.tw/tm_cgi/hypage.cgi?http://memory.ncl.edu.tw/tm_cgi/hypage.cgi?HYPAGE=document_home.hpg/HYPAGE=document_home.hpg/

Fujian Provincial Library:Fujian Provincial Library: 福建省圖書館 : http://trs.fjlib.net/was40/index_fjdfz.htm/http://trs.fjlib.net/was40/index_fjdfz.htm/ Sun Yat Sin Library: Sun Yat Sin Library: 廣東省立中山圖書館廣東省立中山圖書館

http://www.zslib.com.cn/zslibwd/wx/index.asphttp://www.zslib.com.cn/zslibwd/wx/index.asp

Shanghai Library:Shanghai Library: 上海圖書館 : http://search.library.sh.cn/jiapu/http://search.library.sh.cn/jiapu/

Hong Kong University:Hong Kong University: 香港大學圖書館 : http://lib.hku.hk/http://lib.hku.hk/

TianJin Library of China:TianJin Library of China: 天津圖書館 : http://www.tjl.tj.cn/http://www.tjl.tj.cn/

WuHan University Library:WuHan University Library: 武漢大學古籍館 : http://www.lib.whu.edu.cn/gjg/index.asp/http://www.lib.whu.edu.cn/gjg/index.asp/ SuZhou Archive :SuZhou Archive : 蘇州市檔案局 ( 館 ) :

http://211.147.225.32/gate/big5/www.daj.suzhou.http://211.147.225.32/gate/big5/www.daj.suzhou.gov.cn/text/dacx.asp/gov.cn/text/dacx.asp/

Quanzhou Library:Quanzhou Library: 泉州市圖書館 : http://www.qzlib.com.cn/gcdp.htm/http://www.qzlib.com.cn/gcdp.htm/

Zhejiang Library:Zhejiang Library: 浙江圖書館 : http://www.zjlib.net.cn/default.asp/http://www.zjlib.net.cn/default.asp/

NanKai University Library :NanKai University Library : 南開大學圖書館 : http://www.lib.nankai.edu.cn/http://www.lib.nankai.edu.cn/

CUHK Library of Hong Kong:CUHK Library of Hong Kong: 香港原居民姓氏族譜 : http://www.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/electronic/genealogy.htmhttp://www.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/electronic/genealogy.htm//

National Library of Singapore:National Library of Singapore: 新加坡國家圖書館 : http://http://www.nlb.gov.sg/www.nlb.gov.sg/

Auckland City Libraries :Auckland City Libraries : 紐西蘭奧克蘭圖書館 : http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/general.aspx?http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/general.aspx?ct=1266ct=1266

Oversea Chinese Sources at Oversea Chinese Sources at

Public LibraryPublic Library 公共圖書館華人網站公共圖書館華人網站

How to search online Catalogs How to search online Catalogs 怎樣於網上目錄尋找資料怎樣於網上目錄尋找資料

Remark: use key words search (e.g., China Remark: use key words search (e.g., China genealogy, jia pu, zu pu)genealogy, jia pu, zu pu)

備註 : 用關鍵詞來搜尋如 China genealogy, 家譜 , 族譜

Chen Library:Chen Library: 永春仙鄉林炳陳氏宗親聯誼網 :http://chenlb.fushantang.com/http://chenlb.fushantang.com/

Cheung Library:Cheung Library: 中華張姓網 : http://www.zhangxingshizu.com/http://www.zhangxingshizu.com/

Chinese Canadian:Chinese Canadian: 中加譜學網站 : http://www.vpl.ca/ccg/http://www.vpl.ca/ccg/

Genealogy-related Websites Genealogy-related Websites 家譜網站家譜網站

Printed Catalogs Printed Catalogs 書本目錄書本目錄

Catalog of Genealogical Society of UtahCatalog of Genealogical Society of Utah猶他家譜學會家譜圖書館目錄

上海圖書館館藏家譜提要 北京圖書館藏家譜目錄 中國家譜綜合目錄 台灣區族譜目錄 廣東嶺南族譜擷錄

廣東省中山圖書館目錄 東北地區圖書館館藏家譜提要 潮汕藏書鈙錄 山東省圖書館藏海源閣書目 蘭溪家譜探祕 浙江家譜總目提要 其他

Search EngineSearch EngineGenealogy-related Websites (for networking, and Genealogy-related Websites (for networking, and

genealogical resources, etc.)genealogical resources, etc.)

家譜網站家譜網站 (( 用作互聯網用作互聯網，，家譜資源等家譜資源等 ))

www.xun-yuan.comwww.xun-yuan.com 尋源 www.page.search.sohu.comwww.page.search.sohu.com 搜狐 www.yahoo.com.twwww.yahoo.com.tw www.yahoo.com.cn www.yahoo.com.cn www.google.comwww.google.com

Genealogy-related discussion WebsitesGenealogy-related discussion Websites

尋根尋根網站討論網站討論區區

www.Rootsweb.com www.cousinconnect.comwww.cousinconnect.com www.cyndislist.comwww.cyndislist.com www.genforum.genealogy.com/

Singapore

http://tz.zjol.com.cn/http://tz.zjol.com.cn/ 浙江通志

http://gis2.si nica.edu.tw/place/http://gis2.si nica.edu.tw/place/ 中國大陸各省地方志書目查詢系統

Local HistoryLocal History地方志地方志

Scholars and Private CollectionsScholars and Private Collections學者及私人收藏學者及私人收藏

Various scholars use genealogies as Various scholars use genealogies as

research materials and do research on research materials and do research on genealogy itselfgenealogy itself

某些學者用家譜作研究資料以研究家譜學 Private collections exist in ChinaPrivate collections exist in China 在中國存有私人收藏 You can hire somebody to do research You can hire somebody to do research

for youfor you 你可在中國雇用某人為你尋搜家譜資料

Research InstitutesResearch Institutes 研究學會研究學會

台灣省各姓淵源研究學會 福建省姓氏源流研究學會 潮汕歷史文化研究中心

Research institutes usually have publications,Research institutes usually have publications,

catalogs, or newsletters; use them as catalogs, or newsletters; use them as referencereference

sourcessources 研究學會通常會出版書刊，目錄，或通訊；利用這些刊物來作參考資源

Pay visit to nearby libraries, Pay visit to nearby libraries, research institutes and research institutes and Government offices such as Local Government offices such as Local History and Overseas Chinese .History and Overseas Chinese .

走訪附近的圖書館，家譜學者，研究學會，及地方歷史及與海外華僑有關之政府部門

Genealogical Society of UtahGenealogical Society of Utah猶他家譜學會猶他家譜學會

Family History Centers all over the worldFamily History Centers all over the world

分佈全世界的家譜中心 Over 2,400,000 Microfilms and microfichesOver 2,400,000 Microfilms and microfiches

超過二百四十萬微縮膠卷 Family Search websiteFamily Search website

網站可搜查學會家譜資料及微縮膠卷號碼 SoftwareSoftware 軟件

Genealogy SoftwareGenealogy Software 家譜軟件家譜軟件

Personal Ancestral File (PAF)Personal Ancestral File (PAF)

個人祖先擋案軟件 (PAF) New FamilySearchNew FamilySearch

www.new.familysearch.orgwww.new.familysearch.org www.sft.com.sg/ :www.sft.com.sg/ : 此乃新加坡政府提供之家庭樹網站，首年免費，第二年開始收費。