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Farming Heritage

Languedoc, the workers’ village built by Cecil Rhodes
The German Monarchy, Merino Sheep and a Wool Merchant
Our lost Lowveld farm
The Early Beginnings of Knysna's First Farm
South Africa's Famous Ox-Tamer
One of South Africa's most fascinating farming histories
Rising from the Ashes - The 1926 Restoration of Groot Constantia
Stories from a Diamond Mine - The Early Days
Peach and cherry orchards in Linden
The Early History of Irene Farm
A short history of one the Cape's earliest freehold farms
Growing up on a Sandton Farm
Early Settlers and Prospectors in Sandton
Heritage Treasures of the South
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From our Archive

  • South Africa's newest African heritage and music museum
  • What was Bloemfontein like in 1906?
  • The Last Remaining Natural Waterfall in Johannesburg
  • Johannesburg 1936... Keeping an eye out for souvenir survivals
  • SA removes sites from the UNESCO world heritage tentative list
  • Finding my grandmother
  • Onze Molen - Durbanville's link with the past
  • Potchefstroom's Gunpowder Magazine: From Military Necessity to Heritage Site
  • If only statues could speak: the four Boer statues Kitchener ‘stole’
  • Joburg personalities from the first decade of the 21st century
  • South Africa's Tallest Building in 1933
  • Illegal Dumping Scars Blue Plaque Site
  • Potchefstroom railway station destroyed by fire
  • Recording Memories – Camera in hand A Philosophical Reflection
  • Visiting one of the most important Muslim tombs in the Western Cape

From the Directory

  • Upper Houghton Residents Association (UHRA)
  • Ubique Heritage Consultants
  • Prof Walter Peters - Architect & Heritage Practitioner
  • Wynberg Residents and Ratepayers Association (WRRA)
  • Erasmus Fairbairn Architects
  • Jenna Mervis - Author and Museum Storyteller
  • Brian McKechnie - Architect & Heritage Consultant
  • Friends of the Knysna Libraries
  • Totem Media
  • KEIM Mineral Paint and Plaster Systems of Southern Africa
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