'This tree was planted by my ancestor hundreds of years ago and my family settled here'
Oral history traces a family's roots to a tree planted in the 13th Century in a Ghanaian fishing town.
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""She was a royal, but at the same time, a chief priest.""
— Emmanuel Arkoful , Academic
""They travelled with seedlings.""
— Emmanuel Arkoful , Academic
""If after a few days the tree showed signs of life and began to take root, they believed that place was meant for them. If it died, they moved on.""
— Emmanuel Arkoful , Academic
""She was a royal, but at the same time, a chief priest.""
— Emmanuel Arkoful , Academic
""They travelled with seedlings.""
— Emmanuel Arkoful , Academic
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Oral history traces a family's roots to a tree planted in the 13th Century in a Ghanaian fishing town.
An article detailing a family's oral history tracing their roots to a tree planted in the 13th century in the Ghanaian fishing town of Apam.
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