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Afamily association,family society, orfamily organization is anorganization formed by people who share a commonancestor orsurname. They join for a variety of purposes, including exchanginggenealogical information, sharing current news about family members, havingreunions, and promoting family pride and unity among living descendants. Family organizations centered on a more distant common ancestor are often referred to as "ancestral family organizations", while those centered on a commonly shared surname are commonly referred to as "single-surname family organizations".
Some family associations strive to collect information about people with their surname all over the world, while others consist of a relatively small family group in a specific geographic area. Some groups put a lot of effort into family research while others prefer to concentrate more on family reunions and current family news.
Family associations and organizations often figure prominently among theOverseas Chinese. Family association buildings are often prominent features ofChinatowns. They also figure prominently among descendants ofMormon pioneers and other early converts tothe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[1]
In some countries which haveabolished a former monarchy, the former ruling house and other noble families may form family associations to maintain their heritage, such as theRomanov Family Association (ofRussia) or theJeonju Lee Royal Family Association (ofKorea).
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