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Autobiography

  • The Silver Tea Service - A memoir dipped in mystery
  • Review of 'South African Odyssey: The Autobiography of Bertha Goudvis'

From our Archive

  • The use of so-called 'Magic Mushrooms' by Zulu warriors
  • A short sharp history of the Marikana Railway Station, est. 1910
  • Vandalised headstones in Brixton Cemetery
  • Endangered Heritage Sites 2017 - Longlist Announced
  • Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve - One of Joburg's best kept secrets
  • Andrew Geddes Bain - Iconic Pass Builder and Father of Geology in South Africa
  • City of Joburg honours the first national publication aimed solely at a black readership
  • Kate’s Legacy - Seeking the family of an abandoned box of beautiful old photographs
  • The Vergelegen Story Part Two - The Phillips and Barlow Years
  • Nostalgia and remembrance in the Brixton Cemetery
  • Early Potchefstroom-based photographers (1850s to 1920s)
  • Designing 1 Merchant Place Sandton
  • The History of Sizwe (formerly Rietfontein) Hospital
  • Mystery photographs of two forgotten Salvation Army jamborees in South Africa
  • Houghton, Orange Grove, Killarney, Mayfair and Greenside get blue plaques!

From the Directory

  • Andre Vercueil Consulting Architects & Heritage Practitioner
  • The Conservation Studio - Albany Museum
  • Sandstone Heritage Trust
  • Mahikeng Society
  • Friends of the Rail (FOTR)
  • Gabriel Fagan Architects
  • Historical Publications Southern Africa (HIPSA)
  • Dr Anna Trapido - Indigenous and Heritage Food Specialist
  • Roger Stewart Antiquarian
  • Original Shoreline Project
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