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  • Review of Book Collecting in South Africa
  • Collecting with Denis Godfrey
  • Battle of the Books - Treasures of the Africana Museum versus Pictorial History of Johannesburg
  • Viewpoints - The University of Cape Town and Its Treasures
  • Two books by the man who shaped the collections of the Johannesburg City Library

From our Archive

  • Soweto Theatre speaks in many languages
  • Remembering the East Africa Campaign during World War I
  • A short history of the Siege of Elands River Post
  • A Reflection on Female Photographers active in South Africa prior to 1915
  • Johannesburg’s ice-cream vendors choose a free-wheeling life
  • An elegant lady photographed - Hildagonda Johanna Duckitt (1839 to 1905)
  • The 1954 SAA Comet Disaster
  • The history of one of the oldest bridges in Southern Africa
  • Battlefields Route – Koppies to Kroonstad
  • Visit this monumental mosaic celebrating Johannesburg
  • Historical Conservation in South Africa - An Unmitigated Disaster?
  • Who was the Douglas in Douglasdale?
  • A Short History of the Mulberry Tree
  • Bridge of Wars - The Story of the Bailey Bridge
  • Tribute to Karel Bakker

From the Directory

  • Hawequa-|Xam Community
  • The New Titanic Museum SA
  • Stephanie Victor
  • Pretoria Institute for Architecture (PIA)
  • South African Military History Society
  • Modderfontein Conservation Society
  • Oral History Association of South Africa (OHASA)
  • Drakenstein Heritage Foundation (DHF)
  • South African National Society (SANS)
  • Sandstone Heritage Trust
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Recent Posts

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  • Modderfontein Heritage Walk - 24 November 2026
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  • Kalk Bay Historical Association at 30 Years
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  • Voss Bells in Eden
    Article
  • How the Village of Rhodes Became a Heritage Area
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