Workshop dates: Monday thru Wednesday – July 29 – 31, 2024 8:30AM – 5 PM
3-day workshop – includes: Presentations on Monday – Tutorials on Tuesday & Wednesday
Hotel: Gold Coast Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas,NV
This workshop provides several Hands-On Tutorials to help attendees perform & document Chinese genealogy research – without having to be Chinese literate. Some of the Chinese documents and information do require some translations and finding the location of your ancestral village in China where there may be a copy of the village genealogy book containing your family lineage. There will be a translator at the workshop to help with limited translations and expert to help identify & locate your ancestral village.
Registration: Please contact Henry Tom [ Tomclan@Gmail.com] 480 980 8715 to register – there is a $375 registration fee to defray the cost for the workshop and associated fees.
The workshop registration fee is separate from the Gold Coast Hotel & Casino Hotel Package of $326 – covers 4 nights hotel room, free in room WiFi, free parking (surface & garage), includes the 14% tax, and the daily $31 resort fee. The hotel room rate (for a single or double occupancy). The hotel package does not cover meals.
Three hour interactive Hands-On Tutorials include:
Artificial Intelligence Genealogy: Harness the power of AI chatbots for your family history research.
DNA Genealogy: Get Ancestry DNA to Work for You
StoryTelling: Writing a short story of a loved one using artificial intelligence as your coach.
Scanning: Your way to protect, archive and to easily share precious photos and documents in a digital form.
Chinese Genealogy Scrolls: Using Powerpoint, learn how to create a customized, single-paged, poster-quality family tree scroll.
OCR / Techniques: How to use OCR (Optical Character Recognition) software to scan & convert images into searchable Chinese characters and other Techniques.
Online Sources: Finding Records for Chinese Immigrant Ancestors from Multiple Online Sources
Translations, Examine the complexities of traditional/simplified characters, Classical versus Modern Chinese, and genealogical terminology, providing you with the tools to connect with your heritage.
Finding Ancestral Villages. Understanding the Roots Database, online map websites, and administrative divisions in China, essential for locating ancestral villages.
For more information: Please contact Henry Tom [ Tomclan@Gmail.com ] 480 980 8715
Documents: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/ywmn7nifayayqthp9gt4x/h?rlkey=ipo8awllervhusfok06y374cf&dl=0