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Biography

  • The Definitive Biography of H. Rider Haggard
  • Beyond the Randlords - Revisiting J.B. Taylor’s 'A Pioneer Looks Back'
  • 'The Man behind the Beard' - A sympathetic biography that makes a contribution to the history of South Africa in the 20th century
  • The Silver Tea Service - A memoir dipped in mystery
  • Review of Pilgrim's Rest Who's Who
  • Constance: One Road to Take - This book will become a classic photographic collector’s item
  • Both dated and timeless - A review of 'Who Did What in South Africa'
  • Dube's 'Backroom Boy' - The first foot soldier of MK had many names
  • Review of Joffe Marks: A Family Memoir
  • This biography honours and celebrates a pioneering South African woman doctor of the 20th century
  • Dorothea Bleek: A Life of Scholarship A biography by Jill Weintroub
  • Bird of Paradise - The Story of José Dale Lace
  • One of the Earliest Biographies of Barney Barnato
  • There has to be a strong case for redoing Smuts

From our Archive

  • The Mainline Railway Termini of London
  • Ian Hamilton Roberts Scott: Motor Racing Pioneer
  • Whose Heritage? The Battle over Oude Molen and the Meaning of Heritage in South Africa
  • Rising from the Ashes - The 1926 Restoration of Groot Constantia
  • Re-imagining the Planetarium as the Wits Anglo American Digital Dome
  • Giuseppe Maniscalco's long walk from Ethiopia to South Africa
  • Brief History of St Ursula’s School
  • Life at the National Trust
  • A priceless Joburg archive - Q&A with Lucille Davie
  • Tracey’s Folly still stands proud
  • Beyond the Narrative of Decay: The Real Story of Young Avenue, Upper Houghton
  • JHF Responds to UrbanJoburg’s bewareofcolour commentary
  • Where to from here... 20 Years of the National Heritage Resources Act
  • Collecting artefacts in Livingstone via Pandamatenga and Victoria Falls
  • If only statues could speak: the four Boer statues Kitchener ‘stole’

From the Directory

  • Historical Society of Port Elizabeth
  • Jim Hislop - Property Historian: Cape Town Property Histories
  • Mpumalanga Heritage
  • George Heritage Trust
  • Amafa / Heritage KwaZulu Natal
  • Benoni Heritage Society
  • The South African Archaeological Society (ArchSoc)
  • Drakenstein Heritage Foundation (DHF)
  • South East Witwatersrand Family History Society (SEWFHS)
  • Memorist
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Recent Posts

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  • A Behind the Scenes Guided Tour of Sterkfontein Caves - 21 November 2026
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  • Witnessing History - Correcting my memory of Hastings Ndlovu
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  • Some Angel and Cherub Statues in Braamfontein Cemetery
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