Family history and genealogy
May 7, 2025
It is claimed that Johan Georg MEYER (1816-1856) bought the farm Elandsfontein in exchange for an ox-wagon. He had trekked up from Prince Albert in 1835 with the Andries Hendrik POTGIETER trek. He staked out three farms: Kliprivier, Elandsfontein and Read more…
Primrose Cemetery in Germiston dates back to 1893. It is the second oldest cemetery in the greater Johannesburg region, after Braamfontein Cemetery. Its 20,000+ graves tell the stories of the early gold mining days, an Anglo-Boer War battle, the 1914 Read more…
On 17 April 2007, my original article on the Titanic and its South African connections was published by News24. Since then, various media, societies, and individuals have used the article in their publications, websites, and articles. One hundred and thirteen Read more…