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Arcadia

  • Buried Beneath the Presidential Estate: The Rediscovery of the Refugee Camp at Meintjieskop
  • Embellishing an icon - Artists and the Union Buildings
  • A remarkable story of how a man feels about his home
  • A short history of the tram lines serving Pretoria and the Union Buildings via Church Square
  • Heritage Battles in Tshwane 2016

From our Archive

  • Wits University Gold Medal awarded to Herbert Prins
  • Johannesburg's Beerhalls Crisis
  • The Fate of the Franklin Expedition
  • Nongoloza: King of the Ninevites
  • Summer holidays, Sunshine, Swimwear, Suntan lotion and Sand buckets - South African Beach Photographers (1930s to 1960s)
  • Looking back on the restoration of the majestic Reserve Bank Building
  • Passionate about tennis - A South African photo album of historical significance (1909 - 1913)
  • Blue plaques unveiled on historic Solomon Street workers compounds
  • First Heritage Plaques Unveiled in Modderfontein
  • "I knew in that instant that my life on the run was over" - The capture of Nelson Mandela 5 August 1962
  • Johannesburg in a lithograph circa 1937 - In search of Charles Ernest Peers (Part 1)
  • Liliesleaf - Making a case for survival
  • The Natal Volunteer Indian Ambulance Services in the Boer War - Legend and Reality
  • Why are there two codes of rugby?
  • Peers the Artist - In search of Charles Ernest Peers (Part 2)

From the Directory

  • African Centre for Heritage Activities (ACHA)
  • ARCON Conservation Architects & Spatial Heritage Consultants
  • Geological Society of South Africa (GSSA)
  • Constantia Ratepayers’ and Residents’ Association
  • McGregor Heritage Society
  • Panners Kingswood Village Association (PKVA)
  • Greenside Residents Association (GRA)
  • Friends of the Vredefort Dome World Heritage Site
  • Bronzing Brilliance
  • Clarke's Africana & Rare Books
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