Johannesburg 1912 – Suburb by suburb research

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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…

21 Sep

Heritage Weekend 2019 & Melville accolade

The Johannesburg Heritage Foundation has published the programme for their heritage weekend tours. It takes place on the 12th & 13th of October with various bus and walking tours on…

First Masonic temple in JHB
02 Mar

Masonic buildings in Johannesburg

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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