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Knysna

  • Knysna Gold - How it all started
  • William Smith: Educator
  • Iconic Kaaimans River Railway Bridge Declared a Provincial Heritage Site
  • The Early Beginnings of Knysna's First Farm
  • The Thesen Homes of Knysna
  • George Rex - Remarkable but not Royal
  • The Historic Forester's Cottage Knysna
  • The Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe - Something to chew on
  • Streaks of Rust Across the Veld - The Demise of the Branch Lines
  • A Brief History of Knysna from 1770 to 1890

From our Archive

  • A Boer War Novelty
  • Farewell to one of South Africa's great architects
  • Cape Town’s rich military heritage celebrated
  • Johannesburg's Early Markets
  • The history and restoration of Harare's oldest house
  • A South African Maritime Catastrophe photographed
  • South African “Cartomania” - a photographic phenomenon
  • Wanton destruction of a blue plaque is to be deplored - City of Joburg to the rescue
  • Historic recipe books are an aspect of cultural history
  • South Africa's newest African heritage and music museum
  • Shipwrecks and Survivors: Epic Tales Hidden in a Rare 18th-Century Map of Southern Africa
  • Embellishing an icon - Artists and the Union Buildings
  • Clarendon Circle - Then and Now
  • A Chance in a Million - Identical photographs found on different continents
  • Herbert Baker’s Stonehouse captures his spirit

From the Directory

  • Rob MIlne Talks and Tours
  • Susan Jean Taylor
  • Les Pivnic
  • Beyond Heritage
  • Bela Bela Heritage
  • Cory Library for Historical Research
  • David Manning Stained Glass
  • Historical Association of South Africa (HASA)
  • Treasure Karoo Action Group (TKAG)
  • Van Plettenberg Historical Society
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