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Historic Farms

  • The Early Beginnings of Knysna's First Farm
  • One of South Africa's most fascinating farming histories
  • Jan Christian Smuts 1870 - 1950
  • Stories from a Diamond Mine - The Early Days
  • Peach and cherry orchards in Linden
  • Remarkable Historic Homes in the Heilbron District
  • The Early History of Irene Farm
  • A short history of one the Cape's earliest freehold farms
  • Some Remarkable History in Coega

From our Archive

  • Joburg's Khoisan ancestors
  • Parktown's oldest house continues to decay
  • George Rex - Remarkable but not Royal
  • Iconic painting reveals close relationship between Churchill and Smuts
  • Henry Fancourt White - Pass-builder Remembered by Golfers
  • Newtown Cooling Towers - Preserve or Demolish?
  • William Brounger - Forward into the Interior
  • Another brick in the wall – forgotten Kirkness bricks and fireplaces at the UNISA Sunnyside campus
  • The Tickey – a legendary South African Coin
  • The Natal Volunteer Indian Ambulance Services in the Boer War - Legend and Reality
  • Meet Lady Anne Barnard
  • Early Potchefstroom-based photographers (1850s to 1920s)
  • The History of Witkoppen Clinic
  • Blockhouses of the South African War
  • The Epic March of 7 000 Zulu Workers

From the Directory

  • Fort Beaufort Heritage Revive
  • Horst Müller - Rural & Urban Exploration
  • Historical Society of Port Elizabeth
  • Tsica Heritage Consultants
  • Greenside Residents Association (GRA)
  • PGS Heritage
  • Cape Institute for Architecture
  • James Ball - Heritage Portal Founder
  • Collectors Treasury
  • Dr Dean Allen - Author Lecturer Historian
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