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Genealogy

  • Bygone fortune seeker and rail restauranteur Theodor Fiebiger
  • Kate’s Legacy - Seeking the family of an abandoned box of beautiful old photographs
  • Merther, Minerals & Migrations - Three generations of the Lavin family
  • Century old photographs reveal the story of James Gribble, Paarl based photographer
  • A Chance in a Million - Identical photographs found on different continents
  • The German Monarchy, Merino Sheep and a Wool Merchant
  • Finding my grandmother

From our Archive

  • The Preservation of Pimville Soweto
  • Pilgrim's Rust - Tracing the Tramway
  • Johannesburg based artist’s 1960s photographic portfolio resurfaces
  • Visiting the Historic Bultfontein Cemetery
  • Rediscovery of historical survey beacon on Oxford Road
  • 1932 Leeudoringstad explosion of 320 tons of dynamite
  • Memories of Grand Prix Racing in Johannesburg in the 1930s
  • Illegal advertising on Old Park Station - Has MTN missed an opportunity?
  • A remarkable Johannesburg-based female portrait artist: Sara Buijskes (1886 - 1970)
  • Why build a majestic villa here?
  • What did Johannesburg look like in 1889?
  • Response to “Heritage house owners should be compensated by a property tax cut”
  • Ken Boffard - wrestling the Grim Reaper
  • The impact of the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) and its aftermath on the postal history of towns: A case study based on Standerton in the Transvaal
  • Old Krugersdorp Police Station

From the Directory

  • Amafa / Heritage KwaZulu Natal
  • Dr Graham Dominy
  • George Heritage Trust
  • National Heritage Council (NHC)
  • Surfing Heritage South Africa
  • McGregor Heritage Society
  • Friends of the Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG)
  • Magaliesberg Association for Cultural Heritage (MACH)
  • Estelle Liebenberg-Barkhuizen - Paper Conservator
  • Upper Houghton Residents Association (UHRA)
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