Genealogy books describe the generational relationships in a family, with details of births and deaths, among others.
The 12th edition of the Pang Family Genealogy Book has the additional aim of encouraging more families to trace and document their history, and to that end, it will be made partly available online by the end of 2022.
It was co-edited by Dr Pang Eng Fong, a professor emeritus of Singapore Management University’s Lee Kong Chian School of Business; Pang Eng Ding, secretary of Fong Clan General Association; and Pang Sze Yunn, chief executive of neuroscience company Neurowyzr. Dr Pang, 78, told The Straits Times before the launch: “Our family record has been continuously updated for six centuries. By making our book available online, we hope more Singapore families will write down their family stories.”
The first edition of the book was produced in 1417 and has been revised 11 times in the last 600 years. Work on this latest update started in 2020. To cater to a generation of English-educated Singaporeans, old prologues, family laws, family doctrines and eulogies previously written in classical Chinese have now been translated into English. The new edition includes notes on some interesting ancient practices, such as the Chinese imperial examinations, community customs to honour the elderly, and vocabulary to denote longevity.
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