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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

  • Unpacking the history behind this 1919 Ravenscroft photograph
  • Foster Gang Detective Tells his Story
  • Patrick Fletcher - Versatile Pioneer
  • Silver Cross for Gallantry posthumously awarded to two police Constables
  • The Royal Visit to Queenstown
  • MaSisulu, one of Jozi's most famous
  • George Rex - Remarkable but not Royal
  • Tram Spotting - Pretoria Tram Services as depicted on early Picture Postcards (1900s to 1920s)
  • Response to “Heritage house owners should be compensated by a property tax cut”
  • Celebrating the remarkable life of Herbert Prins
  • Visiting one of the oldest pubs in Gauteng
  • An Inquiry into South Africa’s Crumbling Past
  • Researching, Recording and Restoration - The Origins of the Johannesburg Historical Society
  • Remembering Chris van Wyk, Riverlea’s storyteller
  • Old Park Station - A heritage site of exceptional significance comes alive again!

From the Directory

  • Green Point Ratepayers and Residents Association (GPRRA)
  • South African Visual Arts Historians (SAVAH)
  • Roger Stewart Antiquarian
  • Muizenberg Heritage
  • Library Special Projects
  • David Manning Stained Glass
  • Africana Books & Collectibles
  • Mpumalanga Institute of Architects (MPIA)
  • Klerksdorp Museum
  • Cindy Postlethwayt Heritage Consultant
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