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From our Archive

  • What was Johannesburg like in 1931?
  • Five Sneaky Blue Plaques
  • William Smith: Educator
  • Recent must have Johannesburg books for your book collection
  • A Short History of the Talana Glass Factory
  • Sandton's Forgotten Monument
  • A Depressing Visit to George Harrison Park
  • Railways at War
  • Celebrating Flo Bird - 80 Years of a Remarkable Life
  • Johannesburg's First Lift
  • Carl Bluhm's contribution to early Eastern Cape photography - A career tragically cut short
  • A Family History Finds Its Way Home: The Nattrass/Beadle Story
  • Southern Africa from above: Aerial Photography – A historical overview
  • Old National Monument Badges and Plaques Under Threat
  • The Colosseum - From a Cinema Fantasy of the Thirties to Modern apartment living in Johannesburg

From the Directory

  • Shortalogy
  • Estelle Liebenberg-Barkhuizen - Paper Conservator
  • Horst Müller - Rural & Urban Exploration
  • Martin Hatchuel - Writer, Horticulturist and Tourism Consultant
  • Five Hundred Year Archive Project
  • Hawequa-|Xam Community
  • Eastern Cape Institute of Architects (ECIA)
  • Kommetjie Heritage Society
  • 1820 Settlers Community Group
  • Kalk Bay Historical Association
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