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Braamfontein Cemetery

  • Mystery of Braamfontein's arched grave solved!
  • The reinterment of the remains of the first (and last) Consul General of the Ottoman Empire posted to South Africa
  • Solving the Mystery Behind "Grannie's Grave" in Braamfontein Cemetery
  • The Story Behind the 1922 Rand Revolt Centenary Stone
  • Two cemetery buildings illegally demolished
  • The search for Enoch Sontonga
  • The Johannesburg Way of Death - The History of the Johannesburg Crematorium

From our Archive

  • Murrell Robinson Robinson - Dedicated Public Servant
  • A Short History of Plettenberg Bay's 'oldest surviving building'
  • Delight at discovering a hidden aspect of Johannesburg - imPRESSed Craft Bindery Letterpress and Studio
  • A Short History of Steel
  • Memories of the Killarney Film Studios
  • Leadership and the role SAHRA can play to facilitate connectivity with and between museums
  • Thomas Stewart - First South African Consulting Engineer
  • Embellishing an icon - Artists and the Union Buildings
  • Irving Lissoos - coming of age in Jewish Johannesburg
  • The Origins of William Nicol Drive
  • Preserving Durban's Art Deco Heritage: The Peter Louis Award Recognises Durban Art Deco Society
  • Deanery then, Koekfontein now - The story of a grand home in Upper Houghton
  • Restoring one of Parktown's Greatest Mansions
  • Oscar Wilhelm Alric Forssman - Wealthy man who suffered devastating losses
  • Three Remarkable Women: A Cape Town Family's Journey from VOC Origins to Australian Gold Rush

From the Directory

  • Heritage Monitoring Project (HMP)
  • Van Plettenberg Historical Society
  • Gurney Planning & Design (Pty) Ltd
  • Save our Berea
  • DK Conservators
  • Rietondale Homeowners and Residents Association (RHOARA)
  • Oral History Association of South Africa (OHASA)
  • Durban Walking Tours
  • Adroit Architects & Interiors
  • Old Wynberg Village Society
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