Series of research and consultations were done from 2007 to 2011 to examine the viability of the project. The project, which was known as Ghana History Book Project, was formally launched at Agona Swedru, in the Central Region of Ghana on 14th April, 2012. In February 2013, the name of the project was changed from Ghana History Book Project to Ghana State’s’ Book Project. The Project is designed to cover the histories of all the Traditional Areas in Ghana including religious bodies, industries, organizations, and other important areas worth to cover. The Ghana State Book Project is designed to document the histories and the cultural heritage of each traditional political unit in Ghana. The project intends to create books that, as far as possible, capture the histories of towns and villages, royal families and sub-families, lineage roots (what is referred to us “Family Tree”), religious systems, institutions, and the paths of development of the various indigenous political areas of Ghana. Undertakers and Collaborators
The project is undertaken by States-Book Ghana and ROOTLINK in collaboration with National Commission on Culture, Ghana Tourism Authority, and other supported institutions. The Objectives of the Project Include the Following:
§ To Create History Encyclopedia for each Traditional State in Ghana
§ To document the histories of the royal families in each area to enhance understanding of current and future sources of chieftaincy conflicts, land acquisition disputes, inheritance contestations, etc.
§ To join all the pieces of histories together (both written and unwritten) as one cohesive history with attributes of authenticity.
§ To ensure proper documentation histories whilst preventing misrepresentation and avoid misconception
§ To provide the international community easy access to credible information as far as traditional histories are concerned.
§ To provide educational material on the histories and cultural practices of the traditional areas that could be used in educating Ghanaian youth.
§ To create abridged versions of these books for distribution to second cycle students within each traditional area to help the younger generation to know their histories and cultural heritage.
§ To help in reducing chieftaincy disputes in Ghana.
§ Producing Books that serve as reference material for Researchers, Students, Educational Institutions, Religious Groups, and Research organizations.
