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From our Archive

  • The Record Breakers - Johannesburg's Tallest Buildings over time
  • Early mixed farming at the Broederstroom Archaeological Site
  • The Architectural and Historical Significance of the Markhams Building
  • Visiting the Historic Harrismith Cemetery
  • Early Standerton through the eyes of a deltiologist
  • The Colosseum - From a Cinema Fantasy of the Thirties to Modern apartment living in Johannesburg
  • Photographs of Johannesburg circa 1892
  • Origins and Architecture of the William Cullen Library at Wits
  • Photographers active in Pretoria - First 60 years (1855-1915)
  • Obituary: Nicolas Bauman (1952-2025)
  • Model of 'U-96' donated to the Ditsong National Museum of Military History
  • A short history of Port Elizabeth's famous Campanile
  • An intriguing century old pamphlet of the 1913 Mineworkers Strike
  • Rosendal - A townhouse complex in the Highveld vernacular
  • A remarkable Johannesburg-based female portrait artist: Sara Buijskes (1886 - 1970)

From the Directory

  • 3DSS Laser Scanning Services
  • Friends of the Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG)
  • Historic Building Consultants
  • Parkview Residents Association (PRA)
  • Constantia Ratepayers’ and Residents’ Association
  • Africana Books & Collectibles
  • Andre Vercueil Consulting Architects & Heritage Practitioner
  • Bridget O'Donoghue Heritage Consulting
  • Architects Boers Associates
  • Cornelius Lehr Antiquarian Horologist
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