by Susan Chock Salgy | 03,Feb,2019 | History, Uncategorized
As a society that practices ancestor veneration, the Chinese have traditionally kept genealogies. These include: zongpu (general genealogies) zupu (clan genealogies) jiapu (extended family genealogies) shipu (branch genealogies) jiacheng (family records or annals) Our...
by Susan Chock Salgy | 20,Mar,2018 | Family Miracles
In 1991 I was employed at a job in Ft Collins, Colorado as a Printed Circuit Board designer and programmer. I also had a teaching job at the Denver Business College as an AutoCAD instructor. During this time I was driving a red Toyota Corolla hatchback and really...
by Susan Chock Salgy | 26,Feb,2018 | Hanalei, Lotus Pond, Recipes
Tourists to Hanalei throughout many decades were advised not to miss the famous Hanalei Lily Pond, dug by Chock Chin and his sons originally as a Lotus Pond near the family home. Located along the main road, it was featured in the travel photos of thousands of...
by Susan Chock Salgy | 19,Feb,2018 | Chinese Festivals, Family Members, Family Photos
The Chinese New Year arrived on 16 February 2018. This is the 4715th Chinese year. According to the Chinese horoscope calendar, 2018 is the Male Earth Dog year. The color brown is associated with the earth, so another name for 2018 is the Year of the Brown Dog. ...
by Susan Chock Salgy | 14,Feb,2018 | Family Members, Family Photos
George Gordon Chock was the only child of George Chock and his first wife, Edith Elizabeth Maes. Gordon was born on 30 April 1930 in Dillon, Montana. This was Edith’s second marriage, so Gordon had three older step-sisters, Margaret, Mary Ann, and Marvel...
