When researching your family tree\, we are taught to look for resources like birth\, marriage and death records\, la nd records and many others. In this session\, Linda will explain how famil y historians exploring underrepresented populations may find rich and unex pected records created by exclusionary laws. While the examples draw from Linda's expertise in tracing Chinese families\, family historians research ing other "impossible" groups will be sure to gain insights and tips they can use in their research. \;
\nLinda Yip was born in Vancouver \, BC\, Canada. Her family's historic home - the Wing Sang Building - is t oday the site of Canada's national Chinese Canadian Museum. \;Linda is an Accredited Genealogist®\; professional in the region of Canada West ern Provinces: BC\, AB\, SK\, and MB\, and is a member of the Ancestry® \; Canada Advisory Board of Genealogists.
\nIn her off time\, Linda works with Library and Archives Canada to improve access to\, and understa nding of\, overlooked records historically out of reach to most researcher s. \;Linda is a speaker and author. Her first book\, Getting started i n Chinese genealogy\, was well received\, and she's planning a new series. Linda has lived in British Columbia\, Alberta\, and Nova Scotia\, and spe nt a year in Massachusetts. She currently resides in Saskatchewan with her husband.
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