Project Helping People to Trace Their African and Caribbean Roots

Project helping people to trace their African and Caribbean roots

Workshops are being held to held people find out more about their own ancestry.

Samseongbo, tracing descendants of sons-in-law

Family genealogy records in Korea harken back to Chinese traditions, but the Korean-style printed books chronicling family relationships, known as "jokbo," blossomed in Korea, while China's tradition weakened after the Song Dynasty. Reflecting Korean values around social and family relationships, jokbo took surprisingly diverse forms. A good example is "Samseongbo," the only existing genealogy tracing descent through three sons-in-law. It is the…