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  • A tribute to Werner Kirchhoff - Surveyor of distinction and an early pioneer of South African satellite geodesy
  • Delight at discovering a hidden aspect of Johannesburg - imPRESSed Craft Bindery Letterpress and Studio
  • Who was the Corlett in Corlett Drive?
  • Who was the Marshall in Marshallstown?
  • The Most Important Polish-Founded Monument in South Africa

From our Archive

  • Five Sneaky Blue Plaques
  • A remarkable Johannesburg-based female portrait artist: Sara Buijskes (1886 - 1970)
  • An early South African Philaphotographologist - Frederick William Willis
  • Okey Lewis – Forgotten Olympic gold medal cyclist
  • Roaming the Western Cape Rails
  • A short history of the metrication movement in South Africa
  • A New Era Dawns - The first fifteen years of the South African Railways (SAR)
  • A short history of the Siege of Elands River Post
  • Early Panoramic Johannesburg
  • A poignant Royal souvenir from Bloemfontein
  • Crack Trains of South Africa - Then and Now
  • David Stewart Howie - Anglo-Boer War Correspondent and Amateur Photographer
  • The Barnato Park Story
  • Confessions of a Collector of Heritage Maps
  • Top Heritage Award for Dr Roger Fisher

From the Directory

  • The Conservation Studio - Albany Museum
  • KlipSA (Klipriviersberg Sustainability Association)
  • Chris Taylor Tour Guide
  • Hermanus Ratepayers Association
  • Inclusive Design Company
  • New Killarney-Riviera Association (NKRA)
  • Dr Dustin A Tusnovics Architect
  • Boikanyo oo Menwe Foundation
  • Tshwane Building Heritage
  • Talana Museum
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