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I recently discovered my grandfather’s original Haeju Oh Clan Jokbo (족보), I contacted the clan organization in Korea, and they confirmed our family is officially listed under the Seongcheon-gong branch (성천공파) and had more information about my grandfather, when he passed his exams and his government titles. From the notes he left behind and from what I can gather from family members my grandfather worked very hard to trace and document his lineage by before the internet existed. I’m now studying the format and structure to understand how each entry is recorded so I can update our family’s information on their behalf. I’m hoping to identify how old his copy of the Jokbo is, and some resources to translate some of his notes. I tried different LLMs and OCRs but some are written in Classical Chinese and cannot get a translation. I’d really appreciate any insight from people familiar with older Korean genealogical records, Classical Chinese Cursive, printing styles, or Jokbo editions. submitted by /u/Av8erphoto |
Found my grandfather’s Jokbo, need help identifying how old it is and translating notes in Classical Chinese cursive.
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