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  • The History of Soccer in Jozi
  • The Buildings of C. H. Thrupp and Company over the Decades
  • Growing up on a Sandton Farm

From our Archive

  • Red Beret, Red Cross, Red Star - The remarkable story of Lippy Kessel
  • Celebrating Chinese New Year in Cyrildene
  • Johannesburg as seen through the eyes of a young schoolboy in the late 1940s, early 1950s and later as a young married man in the early 1960s
  • Spatial Development Plan must address heritage preservation in Johannesburg
  • The History and Restoration of Boschendal
  • British 'heroes' commemorated in Kensington street names
  • Industrial Heritage -  The Story behind the Lime Kiln at Heuningspruit
  • Some ordinary and extraordinary events from Johannesburg in 1904
  • How Fort Mistake got its name
  • Modernist Icon Shimmers above Joburg once more
  • The Peoples of the Magaliesberg - Robert Moffat, Missionary
  • A visit to the South African Airways Museum at Rand Airport
  • What’s in a name? Pushing for a more nuanced and dynamic understanding of historical names
  • When the Lions Roared in 1974
  • War Memorials in Banks and Companies

From the Directory

  • Irene Village Hall
  • The South African Archaeological Society (ArchSoc)
  • Constantia Ratepayers’ and Residents’ Association
  • Bela Bela Heritage
  • Friends of the Vredefort Dome World Heritage Site
  • Morbid Musings - Marie-Louise Rouget
  • Tshwane Building Heritage
  • Old Wynberg Village Society
  • Hermanus History Society
  • Durban Art Deco Society
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