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Upper Houghton

  • Beyond the Narrative of Decay: The Real Story of Young Avenue, Upper Houghton
  • The passing of Malcolm Freeland marked the end of an era of old Johannesburg
  • Much More than a Mafia: Mavericks, Mentors, and Medical Maestros. The considerable contribution of St John’s College to Medicine
  • St John’s College, Johannesburg, and the Spanish flu of 1918
  • Deanery then, Koekfontein now - The story of a grand home in Upper Houghton
  • Three Historic Johannesburg Passes

From our Archive

  • Joburg’s market square defined the town
  • Pogonology: South African men and their facial hair - As portrayed in photographs from the Victorian era
  • Building Africa's Tallest Building - The Leonardo, Sandton
  • A stroll through the Heidelberg Kloof cemetery
  • Iconic Rotunda being vandalised
  • Some Remarkable History in Coega
  • Michael Sutton is the reason that I chose to study Architecture
  • Vogelstruisbult Tragedy - An abandoned Springs Gold Mine
  • The Caney Legacy - Early Durban based family of photographers
  • Mining Headgears - Pure Functionality Ruling over Beauty
  • Rand Club - A Grand Past with an Uncertain Future
  • Race to the Rand
  • Remembering the East Africa Campaign during World War I
  • The Pioneers: Hunter-Gatherer Communities of the Magaliesberg Region
  • A Reflection on Female Photographers active in South Africa prior to 1915

From the Directory

  • Parnell Bruce and Classique Edge Racing
  • KlipSA (Klipriviersberg Sustainability Association)
  • Heritage House, Modderfontein
  • Cape Town Family History Society
  • WIEW Architects
  • Les Pivnic
  • Dannhauser Chronicle
  • Simon Green - Anglo-Boer War Expert
  • Free State Heritage Resources Authority (FSHRA)
  • The Conservation Studio - Albany Museum
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