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Northern Cape

  • The Unbuilt Kimberley Nymphaeum
  • Perished South African Iron Sentinels - A Photographic Portfolio of Wind, Water, and Steel
  • The Kimberley Memorial to the Honoured Dead - Cecil Rhodes, Herbert Baker, and the Architecture of Memory
  • The Rise and Fall of Barney Barnato
  • The Wagner-Hoffa Legacy: A Tale of Two Scientific Pioneers from Richmond
  • William Brounger - Forward into the Interior
  • Pioneer Diamond Field Photographers Kimberley (1869 - 1915)
  • Richard Thomas Hall - Railwayman in a Remote Part of the Colony
  • Patrick Fletcher - Versatile Pioneer
  • Grandma's Notes - Life at the beginning of the 20th Century
  • Visiting historic Hanover via Springfontein
  • The Nedbank Historical Collective - Exploring the oldest collective financial institution in South Africa - Part 1
  • Railway Archaeology in the Great Karoo: Dwyka - Antjieskraal - Ketting
  • South Africa’s Three Photographers named Kisch (1863 – 1902)
  • Alluvial Diamond Digging at Holpan
  • Carnarvon: not rock engravings but tree engravings!
  • Visiting the Historic Victoria West Cemetery
  • Visiting the Historic Britstown Cemetery
  • A walking tour of historic Calvinia
  • The Mining Link Connecting Simon van der Stel to Herbert Hoover

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From our Archive

  • St Alban's Church breathes again (in 2012)
  • An incredible memoir revealing the suffering of women during the Anglo-Boer War
  • Valuable octant found on beach
  • The Balcony Building Hermanus - 1906-2018
  • Rand Pioneer, Farmer, Prospector, Photographer, Baker, Cook - The Personal Photo Album of Philip Baily Eastwood (1861 – 1917)
  • Remembering an Act of 'Utter Barbarism' in Port Elizabeth
  • What’s in a name? Pushing for a more nuanced and dynamic understanding of historical names
  • Pogonology: South African men and their facial hair - As portrayed in photographs from the Victorian era
  • Workmen Discover Hidden Steps and Centuries Old Post Office Stones in 1906
  • Anglo-Boer War Stereo Photographs Produced by B.W. Kilburn & Co
  • Traces of the Basuto Wars
  • The Forgotten Biscuit King
  • Joseph Kirkman's Missing Manuscript - Can the mystery now be put to rest?
  • Johannesburg's Early Markets
  • Blue plaques unveiled on historic Solomon Street workers compounds

From the Directory

  • Joint Plans Committee (JPC)
  • Graaff Reinet Heritage Society
  • Upper Houghton Residents Association (UHRA)
  • Edwin Conroy - Genalogist
  • James Ball - Heritage Portal Founder
  • Heritage Chronicle SA
  • Mayat Hart Architecture
  • Amambatha Heritage Society (AHS)
  • Hartbeespoort Environment and Heritage Association (HEHA)
  • Friends of the Knysna Libraries
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