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Archaeology

  • The Melville Koppies Smelter Comes to Museum Africa
  • Buried Beneath the Presidential Estate: The Rediscovery of the Refugee Camp at Meintjieskop
  • Priceless heritage sites celebrated at Toppieshoek
  • The Place of Kasteelberg in Khoekhoe History
  • A Transvaal Colony Dog Tag from 1903
  • The Silences around the Makapan Cave Siege of 1854
  • A Short History of East Fort Pretoria
  • The Pioneers: Hunter-Gatherer Communities of the Magaliesberg Region
  • Professor Revil John Mason 1929-2020
  • Early mixed farming at the Broederstroom Archaeological Site
  • The Bokoni of Mpumalanga
  • Revil Mason’s Melville Koppies
  • The Lovely Lonehill Koppie
  • A Lone Hill of National Importance
  • One of the most extraordinary archaeological and historical phenomena in Southern Africa

From our Archive

  • Kathy Munro visits Vergelegen
  • The Weeping Cross from Delville Wood
  • The Natal Volunteer Indian Ambulance Services in the Boer War - Legend and Reality
  • Upon the Eagle’s Wings - Healdtown Mission Institute and the struggle for South Africa’s freedom
  • Markhams Building and the Cape Town Connection
  • The Vergelegen Story Part Three - The Amfarms Restoration and Illustrious Guests
  • Tram Spotting - Pretoria Tram Services as depicted on early Picture Postcards (1900s to 1920s)
  • Remembering the First Trans-Africa Flight
  • Hidden Treasures of the Riemland
  • A Dutch Accolade from a Field Ambulance volunteer praising a Boer war officer
  • Ancient Greek and Roman coins from Pondoland, South Africa (Part 1)
  • The 1912 super-athlete from South Africa – Kenneth McArthur
  • Unpacking the history behind this 1919 Ravenscroft photograph
  • The Place of Kasteelberg in Khoekhoe History
  • The English Language in South Africa

From the Directory

  • Oral History Association of South Africa (OHASA)
  • Magaliesberg Association for Cultural Heritage (MACH)
  • Treasure Karoo Action Group (TKAG)
  • Andre Bruton Construction
  • Keitumetse Mangate Production Company
  • Gardens of the Golden City
  • Rob MIlne Talks and Tours
  • Alberton Heritage Society
  • Joint Plans Committee East
  • Tulbagh Valley Heritage Foundation
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