Johannesburg 1912 – suburb by suburb research

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29 Jan

Notes from the underground Feb 2023

Why the underground? Last year I moved my research library into the ‘cellar’ under the house where I also keep my music. Father’s Day brought gifts of desk lights, concrete…

24 Sep

History of Newtown Pt.2

Initially, I wanted to complete Newtown in two parts. While working with the 1937 Goads map and a 1974 Curries Map of Johannesburg, I started digging into the various business…

26 Sep

History of Newtown Pt.1

The area known as Newtown was originally a marshy piece of land outside of the triangle known as Raandjeslaagte which was laid out as Johannesburg. It stood 0.9 kms northwest…

25 Aug

History of Jeppestown talk for JHF

Please join me for my first JHF virtual tour and talk on Saturday 4th September at 2pm (costs and booking details below). I’ll be exploring Jeppe and Belgravia’s early history…

04 Jul

GSSA and PoPIA

The Johannesburg branch of the GGSA is holding a free Zoom course on the 17th of July 2021 covering genealogical topics like using the familysearch.org catalogue and other helpful resources.…

01 May

Podcast and updates on next suburb

I recently joined Melanie Walker on her Reading Room Podcast where we spoke about the book and all things ‘Johannesburg’.

barnett 1897 header
19 Mar

Barnett’s Panorama of Johannesburg c1897

Over the last 10 years, while writing this blog and researching early Johannesburg, I’ve looked at thousands of photographs in books, online, and in various archives. While backing-up photos, I…

Ferreirastown Anglo Main str c1945 Guetsche
24 Sep

History of Ferreira’s Dorp (or Ferreira’s Town)

Please follow me on Instagram at @johannesburg1912 where I post interesting Johannesburg related stuff on weekends (mainly). Follow this blog via e-mail HERE. Scroll down on the right after archives…

TMH c2019
01 Feb

Transvaal Memorial Hospital for Children

Please follow me on Instagram at @johannesburg1912 where I post interesting Johannesburg related stuff on weekends (mainly). Follow this blog via e-mail HERE. Scroll down on the right after archives.…

Rose building Fordsburg
21 Nov

History of Fordsburg

Some housekeeping: Please follow me on Instagram at @johannesburg1912 where I post interesting Johannesburg related stuff on weekends (mainly). Follow this blog via e-mail HERE. Scroll down on the right…

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