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From our Archive

  • A mysterious grave next to a railway line
  • New mosaic marks the site where the Bezuidenhout Valley War Memorial once stood
  • Carl Friedrich Adolf Wundram - Piet Retief’s only recorded photographer between the 1890s and 1910
  • Cape Town’s rich military heritage celebrated
  • Giuseppe Maniscalco's long walk from Ethiopia to South Africa
  • Endangered Heritage Sites Update - April 2017
  • The mission schoolboy - Nelson Mandela and missionary education
  • Plaque commemorates the final battle of the Rand Revolt
  • Condemned Castle Cries for Help!
  • That secret Johannesburg canal and stream
  • Was there an Italian POW Camp in Pringle Bay during World War II?
  • Renewed efforts to set Blue Plaque criteria?
  • Documents saved from a rubbish dump reveal snippets of the life of Gerardus Bodde
  • The search for gold in the Free State
  • Steffen Ahrends and Ponden House, Bryanston

From the Directory

  • Johannesburg Urban Forest Alliance (JUFA)
  • Hugh Fraser - Guided Tours
  • Heritage Railway Association of South Africa (HRASA)
  • The Heritage Foundation (Die Erfenisstigting)
  • Lepogo La Thaba Adventures
  • Cindy Postlethwayt Heritage Consultant
  • Parkview Residents Association (PRA)
  • City of Johannesburg Directorate Arts Culture and Heritage
  • Pam McLaren - Female Ancestry British Kaffaria & Natal
  • Andre Bruton Construction
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