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10/22/18
On Wednesday morning we will be releasing an update to our ordering system that is designed to help prevent the shopping cart from locking up or displaying the dreaded "An unexpected error occurred" message during purchases.
Because of that update, new kit numbers will not be displayed at the point of purchase as they will not be assigned until later in the process. There will be an eight-digit confirmation code that we encourage customers to retain for their records; it will be searchable by customer service representatives and will be attached to the kit number. The outgoing confirmation email will contain the new kit number, as will the administrator New Product email if the purchase is made through the project.
We will update the release notes section when this update has been pushed.
Also, please note that last Tuesday, October 16, we sent a list of GAP usernames and email addresses of those who had not accepted Terms and Policies as of that morning to IT for removal. If you are reading this update, you have accepted Terms and Policies, though if you had an old username you had not signed in with, it will be included in those being removed.
We do not have an ETA on when that removal will occur, as IT will be clearing away some backend code at the same time, but if you are in contact with anyone who is wanting to be reinstated, please advise them to email groups@ftdna.com.
If you adopted a former Worldfamilies project, please check the welcome email to be sure the old Worldfamilies text is removed, even if you choose not to use the welcome email feature.
We scrubbed text from those projects from which Terry Barton's username was removed that did not have administrators, but those that did, we left because we had no way to determine whether the text had been updated by the new administrator.
Korea Collection of Genealogies, 1200-2014
Description
A collection of Korean genealogies from various locations. This collection is being published as images become available.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1398522
Keeping Track of Family: Korean Lineage Records Then and Now | Hildi Kang
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQqYLrcekYU
Presented 10 Nov 2014
The Korean chokpo, or geneology books, have been used to preserve family lineages in Korea since the Koryo dynasty of the 10th century. Korean social, political, and business life is organized around the family clan, and keeping track of family generations has been a central element of Korean culture and life since that time. Understanding and explaining the role of family and family lineage in Korean life provides a window on Korean history, politics, and helps explain contemporary Korea as well.
Hildi Kang is a graduate of University of California, Berkeley with a life-long interest in Korean history. Her publications include “Under the Black Umbrella, Voices from Korea 1910-1945” (2001) and “Family Lineage Records as a Resource for Korean History” (2007). Her historical fiction book, “Chengli and the Silk Road Caravan” (2011) won a national American Library Award for 2013. Kang's lineage record book is the only book in English to have the background and explanation of the chokpo.
Ms Kang is a member of the National Coalition of Independent Scholars and the Association for Asian Studies and has presented her work at several of the association’s conventions; she also enjoys serving as guest lecturer in various Korean studies classes. An active traveler, Ms Kang goes often to Korea, has hiked in Switzerland, biked across southern France, and explored the ancient trade routes of China and Uzbekistan. She lives with her husband in Livermore, California (www.hildikang.com).
This video was supported by the Core University Program for Korean Studies through the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea and Korean Studies Promotion Service of the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS-2014-OLU-2250003).