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Street Names

  • The Story behind Outspan Road Morningside
  • British 'heroes' commemorated in Kensington street names
  • A Deeper Look at Johannesburg's New Street Names
  • What’s in a name? Pushing for a more nuanced and dynamic understanding of historical names

From our Archive

  • Fire Destroys Johannesburg Heritage Home
  • The Heritage Portal in numbers (October 2019)
  • Early Potchefstroom-based photographers (1850s to 1920s)
  • Mai Mai Market - 'The Place of Healers'
  • The man behind one of South Africa's largest private photographic collections - Q&A with Carol Hardijzer
  • New Lease of Life for Giant Mining Stamp from 1886
  • Pretoria Railway Station depicted on early Picture Postcards
  • Peach and cherry orchards in Linden
  • Discarded Family History: My Life Story – Lorna Edna Nattrass (1906-2000)
  • Celebrating Mandela through the lens of graphic heritage
  • Johannesburg - A Goldfield Discovered
  • Somerset House - A Preservationist's Dilemma
  • Three Remarkable Women: A Cape Town Family's Journey from VOC Origins to Australian Gold Rush
  • George Rex - Remarkable but not Royal
  • The History of Sizwe (formerly Rietfontein) Hospital

From the Directory

  • Amambatha Heritage Society (AHS)
  • Africana Books & Collectibles
  • Emmett Architects
  • Antiquarian Auctions
  • Verulam Historical Society
  • McGregor Heritage Society
  • Landscape Heritage SA
  • Hilton Steam Heritage Association
  • Old Wynberg Village Society
  • Bridget O'Donoghue Heritage Consulting
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