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Grahamstown

  • Charles Jasper Selwyn - Military Engineer who left his mark on the Eastern Cape
  • Kate’s Legacy - Seeking the family of an abandoned box of beautiful old photographs
  • The South African who gave the world the deep level underground railway
  • Joseph Kirkman's Missing Manuscript - Can the mystery now be put to rest?
  • The Blaauwkrantz Bridge Disaster
  • Digitising Kingswood College's Heritage
  • Finding the missing link in the Gold Fields Collection
  • 19th Century lettering on buildings
  • What are the Oldest Towns in South Africa?
  • The Restoration of Grahamstown's Old Gaol (in 1984)

From our Archive

  • A reflection on the South African Real Photo Postcard (RPPC) -  1902 to the 1930's
  • A New Era Dawns - The first fifteen years of the South African Railways (SAR)
  • The 'Kloosterskool' in Kroonstad
  • Museum Africa: An internationally renowned Africana collection at risk
  • Portrait of a Springbok - Lest we forget
  • The railway line between Wolwehoek and Heilbron
  • Port Alfred's Historic Castle
  • Unique bus shelter restored and celebrated
  • The only known 'Herbert Baker' house in Kensington
  • Our vanishing heritage – South Africa’s top ten endangered sites 2016
  • Life as a POW - May 1941-45 (Part 1)
  • Editing Our Past
  • Early Ethno-Photography and the Picture Postcard - A South African perspective
  • The Early History of Boksburg
  • Who was the Corlett in Corlett Drive?

From the Directory

  • South African Visual Arts Historians (SAVAH)
  • Bibliophile
  • Ship Society
  • Historical Time Lines
  • Lareman Architects
  • ACO Associates
  • Kalk Bay St James Ratepayers and Residents Association
  • Free State Heritage Resources Authority (FSHRA)
  • KlipSA (Klipriviersberg Sustainability Association)
  • Provincial Heritage Resources Authority Gauteng (PHRAG)
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Recent Posts

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  • Witnessing History - Correcting my memory of Hastings Ndlovu
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  • Some Angel and Cherub Statues in Braamfontein Cemetery
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