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==Using English: Find your family's Jiapu 家谱  by following the procedure below.==
'''Using English find your family's Jiapu 家谱  by following the procedure below.'''
#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] website
#Sign into FamilySearch
#Click on the '''Search''' menu
#Click on '''Records'''
#Type in '''China''' in '''Search by Place'''
#Click on the '''Search Image Groups''' button under '''Collection of Chinese Genealogy Images'''
#Type in the surname, such as Pinyin in the '''Surname''' field below '''Jiapu Collection''' in the righthand of the screen
#Select the correct province
#Select the correct county
#Complete other information below, if desired


==Using Chinese: Find your family's Jiapu 家谱 in Familysearch.org by following the procedure below.==
<nowiki>  </nowiki>1.    Click
on '''Search'''


#Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on English, choose 中文.  
2.    Click
#Return to the top of the page and Click on 搜尋，then 紀錄.
on '''Record'''
#Select 中國, 族譜收藏 1239-2014年2015年5月13日 by clicking on the blue 瀏覽影像 
#Under Family Name select your family surname 姓氏.
#Under Country select China 中國
#Under Province 省 select your province
#Under County 县 select your county 
#Select the appropriate genealogy for study


==Using the FamilySearch Catalog method to find a Chinese genealogy.==
3.    Research
by location - Click on '''map of Asia'''


#Click on '''Search 搜尋'''
4.    Click on '''China'''
#Click on '''Catalog 目錄'''
#Under '''Search By:  搜尋依據'''  Click on '''Surnames 姓氏''',
#Place your cursor in the '''Surname''' '''姓氏''' field.
#Change the language to Chinese by clicking '''EN''' in the lower right corner and selecting '''CH Chinese (Simplified, PRC).'''
#Type your surname in pinyin. Select the correct character for your name.
#Place your cursor in the '''Place 地點''' field
#Type your province in pinyin. Make sure that the correct characters show in the green standardization bar
#Click on '''Search 搜尋''' at the bottom.
# If catalog entries appear, click on them to see where the entry is located. If a small camera is present the document can be opened, if a film or book it can be located in the library or requested/ordered.


== Learning to read Chinese Genealogies 家谱 ==
5.    China indexed Historical records appears - Scroll to bottom for '''Chinese  Image Only Records'''
[[Media:King - Chinese Language Helps for Jiapu comp.pdf|Chinese Language Helps for Jiapu]] 家谱


== Finding your Ancestors ==
6.    Click on '''Chinese Collection of Genealogies, 1239-2014'''
[[Media:King,_CHINESE_IMMIGRATION_RECORDS.pdf|Chinese Immigration Records]]


==  What you can expect to find in a Chinese genealogy (家谱）==
7.    Click on B'''rowse through 13.2 million images'''
Summary Content of [[Media:Chinese_genealogy_Jia_Pu_家è--_contents.pdf|Chinese Genealogy Jiapu]] 家谱


[[Media:Whats_in_a_Jiapu_%281%29.pdf|What's in a Jiapu]] 家谱
8.    Family name list of Chinese surnames appears, find your surname and click on it.


== Traditional Chinese  ==
9.    Country click '''China'''
 
10.  Choose the correct province
 
11.  Choose the correct county
 
12. Select the appropriate genealogy for study
 
'''Using Chinese find your family's Jiapu 家谱 in Familysearch.org by following the procedure below.'''
 
1.   Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on English, choose 中文.
 
2.    Return to the top of the page and Click on 搜尋，then 紀錄.
 
3.    Select 中國, 族譜收藏 1239-2014年2015年5月13日 by clicking on the blue 瀏覽影像 
 
4.    Under Family Name select your family surname 性.
 
5.    Under Country select China 中國
 
6.    Under Province 省 select your province
 
7.    Under County 县 select your county 
 
8.    Select the appropriate genealogy for study
 
'''Using the FamilySearch Catalog method to find a Chinese
genealogy. '''
 
1.  Click on '''Search'''
 
2.  Click on '''Catalog'''
 
3.   Click on '''Surnames''',
 
4.   Place your cursor in the '''Surname''' field.
 
5.   Change the language to Chinese by
clicking '''EN''' in the lower right corner and
selecting '''CH Chinese (Simplified, PRC).'''
 
6.  Type your surname. Select the correct character for your name.
 
=== Learning to read Chinese Genealogies 家谱 ===
[https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/File:Chinese_Language_Helps_for_Jiapu-2.pdf King, Chinese Language Helps for Jiapu] 家谱
 
=== Finding your Ancestors ===
[https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/File:King,_CHINESE_IMMIGRATION_RECORDS.pdf King, Chinese Immigration Records]
 
=== Traditional Chinese  ===
 
All documents linked below are in '''Traditional Chinese'''.


Many records are in Traditional Chinese regardless of where the record was created.  Simplified Chinese was only introduced in the mid 20th Century. today traditional Chinese characters are only used in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and expatriate areas in other countries.  
Many records are in Traditional Chinese regardless of where the record was created.  Simplified Chinese was only introduced in the mid 20th Century. today traditional Chinese characters are only used in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and expatriate areas in other countries.  


== Simplified Chinese  ==
=== Simplified Chinese  ===
 
All documents listed below are in '''Simplified Chinese'''.


Simplified Chinese appears on modern records since the mid 20th Century. That was when the Chinese government (Peoples Republic of China) made it official.  It is the most common form used there today although there are still many who know traditional Chinese. Simplified Chinese is not as widely used in expatriate areas, or areas like Hong Kong or Macau.  Outside of the immediate area of China itself, it is only officially used in Malaysia.  
Simplified Chinese appears on modern records since the mid 20th Century. That was when the Chinese government (Peoples Republic of China) made it official.  It is the most common form used there today although there are still many who know traditional Chinese. Simplified Chinese is not as widely used in expatriate areas, or areas like Hong Kong or Macau.  Outside of the immediate area of China itself, it is only officially used in Malaysia.  


[[Category:Chinese Genealogy]]
[[Category:China]]

Revision as of 15:57, 6 August 2016

China Gotoarrow.png Finding Your Chinese Genealogy 家谱 on Familysearch.org

Using English find your family's Jiapu 家谱 by following the procedure below.

1.    Click on Search

2.    Click on Record

3.    Research by location - Click on map of Asia

4.    Click on China

5.    China indexed Historical records appears - Scroll to bottom for Chinese  Image Only Records

6.    Click on Chinese Collection of Genealogies, 1239-2014

7.    Click on Browse through 13.2 million images

8.    Family name list of Chinese surnames appears, find your surname and click on it.

9.    Country click China

10.  Choose the correct province

11.  Choose the correct county

12. Select the appropriate genealogy for study

Using Chinese find your family's Jiapu 家谱 in Familysearch.org by following the procedure below.

1.   Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on English, choose 中文.

2.    Return to the top of the page and Click on 搜尋，then 紀錄.

3.    Select 中國, 族譜收藏 1239-2014年2015年5月13日 by clicking on the blue 瀏覽影像

4.    Under Family Name select your family surname 性.

5.    Under Country select China 中國

6.    Under Province 省 select your province

7.    Under County 县 select your county

8.    Select the appropriate genealogy for study

Using the FamilySearch Catalog method to find a Chinese genealogy.

1.  Click on Search

2.  Click on Catalog

3.   Click on Surnames,

4.   Place your cursor in the Surname field.

5.   Change the language to Chinese by clicking EN in the lower right corner and selecting CH Chinese (Simplified, PRC).

6.  Type your surname. Select the correct character for your name.

Learning to read Chinese Genealogies 家谱[edit | edit source]

King, Chinese Language Helps for Jiapu 家谱

Finding your Ancestors[edit | edit source]

King, Chinese Immigration Records

Traditional Chinese[edit | edit source]

All documents linked below are in Traditional Chinese.

Many records are in Traditional Chinese regardless of where the record was created. Simplified Chinese was only introduced in the mid 20th Century. today traditional Chinese characters are only used in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and expatriate areas in other countries.

Simplified Chinese[edit | edit source]

All documents listed below are in Simplified Chinese.

Simplified Chinese appears on modern records since the mid 20th Century. That was when the Chinese government (Peoples Republic of China) made it official. It is the most common form used there today although there are still many who know traditional Chinese. Simplified Chinese is not as widely used in expatriate areas, or areas like Hong Kong or Macau. Outside of the immediate area of China itself, it is only officially used in Malaysia.

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