Posted on: General China Query Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/China/General?read=201 Surname: Kak ------------------------- Hi Graham - I feel for you, I'm up against a brick wall too, but mine is not a problem of translation, rather of discovery!!! I don't know if I can help or not, but I have Chinese friends who, I'm sure, would try to translate the inscription on the tombstone if you could scan the photo and send it to me as an attachment. No promises, mind, but I think we might yet work something out. There is another site for tracing families (perhaps we should wait until we see if the translation works first), but it is mostly in Chinese except for the introduction. The address is www.xungen.com and it is reputed to have connections to one of the greatest Chinese family history collections in the world (I think in the University of Shanghai Library). Can't swear to its value as I don't read Chinese. Think about the scanning possibility and let me know. Philippa Harvey