Workshop dates: Monday thru Wednesday – Jan 26 – 30, 2024 8:30 AM – 5 PM
3-day workshop – includes: Presentations on Monday and Tuesday. Tutorials on Wednesday.
Hotel: Gold Coast Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas,NV https://www.goldcoastcasino.com/
This workshop provides insightful presentations on Chinese genealogy research. It instructs attendees on how to use various techniques to advance their own research and discover the interesting information pertaining to their family / clan history and to identify those resources that can best serve them. There will also be exposure to the various information, material, and tools available on the Internet and in books and other sources to assist in compiling and documenting Chinese lineages. The ancestral villages of attendees will be identified and located – the primary source for family genealogy books. This is a “how to” workshop that educates you on what you need to know to start performing Chinese genealogical research and/or visiting your ancestral village in China. The intent of the workshop is to educate people about Chinese genealogy research – so they can start researching and compiling their Chinese genealogy lineage – without having to be Chinese literate. Some of the Chinese narratives, lineage annotations, and histories do require translation. There will be translators at the workshop to help with limited translations. Please bring your family genealogy information and lineages and let experienced researchers assist you during the Round-Table sessions.
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 $354 – covers 4 nights hotel room, free in room WiFi, free parking (surface & garage), includes the 14% tax, and the daily $43 resort fee. The hotel room rate (for a single or double occupancy). The hotel package does not cover meals.
Once your registration form & payment (personal checks only) is received, a reservation link will be emailed to you to book your room. Deadline for booking hotel reservations: June 28, 2024. Reserve early – block of rooms is limited. You can also book additional 1 nights before & 1 night after – the 4 nights workshop hotel package. Wednesday January 30, 2025 is Chinese New Year with several lions dancing in the hotel & spectacular Chinese New Year displays in major hotels. You can Uber or Lyft to the hotel from the airport which is about 4 miles away.
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.
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=0vrxr7u2p6h01pv820ciuj5vx&dl=0