Yeongcheon City Museum Receives 339 Artifacts Including Independence Activist Jeong Doyoung's Relics... Vivid Traces of Yeongcheon's Anti-Trusteeship and Anti-Communist Movements

Records of Patriotic and Anti-Japanese Activities, Including "Yeongcheon Imjin War Literature Collection"
Contributing to the Restoration of Local Confucian Scholar Activities, Clan Records, and Daily Life History

On December 4, Yeongcheon City received a donation of 339 valuable artifacts, which will serve as key materials for research on the local modern and contemporary history, and held a donation ceremony at the mayor's office in city hall.

The donation ceremony was attended by the donor, Jeong Giha (Chairman of the Hwabuk-myeon Residents' Self-Governing Committee), as well as Mayor Choi Kimoon and other officials.

Yeongcheon City received a donation of 339 valuable artifacts, which will serve as key materials for research on the local modern and contemporary history, and held a donation ceremony at the mayor's office in the city hall on the 4th. Photo by Yeongcheon City

Donor Jeong Giha, a member of the Ocheon Jeong clan, made a significant decision to donate not only documents that have been passed down through his family for generations but also personal belongings and historical materials from figures who vividly represent Yeongcheon's modern and contemporary history, all at once.

This donation is highly significant as it not only expands the collection of the Yeongcheon City Museum but also secures essential materials across various fields, including actual documents from individuals who participated in the independence movement and the development of local modern and contemporary history, as well as records of local clans.

Among the donated items are the Taegeukgi (Korean national flag) and photographs from the lifetime of Baekpa Jeong Doyoung (1901-1979), an independence activist active in the Yeongcheon region and a member of the constitutional assembly after liberation, as well as photographs, certificates of merit, and various business cards belonging to Jeong Giwhan (Jeong Wonbo).

Jeong Giwhan's belongings serve as evidence of his activities as the Youth Director of the Korean Independence Promotion National Association in Yeongcheon, and his leadership in anti-trusteeship and anti-communist movements in the local community during the liberation period. These materials are essential for understanding the political and social atmosphere of Yeongcheon at that time.

In addition, old documents related to Yeongcheon, such as 'Poeun Teacher's Posthumous Collection,' 'Joyang Sisa Records,' and 'Ikyangji,' as well as records documenting the region's patriotic and anti-Japanese activities, such as 'Yeongcheon Imjin War Literature Collection' and 'Sannam Uijinbi Poetry Collection,' were also donated.

These materials hold significant value for restoring the history of local Confucian scholars and clans, as well as the daily life and social structure of Yeongcheon.

The city expects that these donated items will play a major role in enriching the context of Yeongcheon's modern and contemporary history and in shedding new light on the activities of prominent local figures.

A city official said, "We express our deepest gratitude to donor Jeong Giha for generously donating such a precious legacy," adding, "These 339 donated items will provide an important foundation for building the local history archive promoted by the Yeongcheon City Museum."

The Yeongcheon City Museum plans to carry out systematic preservation and research on the donated items, and later present them to the public through special and permanent exhibitions.

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