Daily Archives: March 21, 2014
Branch Meeting – 21st September 2011
Red Brick Buildings of Pietermaritzburg Dr Mike O’Connor On Wednesday 21st September, as part of Heritage Week, the Natal Inland Family History Society held their monthly meeting at Comrades House in Pietermaritzburg. A very informative and interesting talk was presented … Continue reading
Archives fly the flag on Heritage Day at Liberty Midlands Mall 2012
Shelagh O’Byrne Spencer Honoured
The Witness (10th April 2010) To be honoured: Local universities have released the names of those to be awarded honorary doctorates at this year’s graduations, which begin soon. Amongst the names, which include The Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson; is Shelagh … Continue reading
2012 AMAFA AWARDS
FOR the last 11 years during Heritage Month in September, the provincial heritage body Amafa has presented its annual awards. According to Luthando Maphasa, director of the KwaZulu-Natal Museum, the guest speaker the awards ceremony, these awards honour some of … Continue reading
Eckhard von Fintel receives the prestigious Fellowship award from GSSA
GSSA Publication of the Year for 2011
Left is Laskarina Yiannakaris, designer of the book, Penelope Forrest, Penny’s brother, James Phelps and Petro Coreejes-Brink. Penelope Forrest’s, privately published book, “A Memoir in Letters”, of the Phelps and Crompton Families in the 19th and 20th Centuries, has been … Continue reading
Vintage Baynesfield Hobbies Fair 2012
We enjoyed a very successful day at the Vintage Baynesfield Hobbies Fair on the 11th March 2012. Ideally situated on the veranda of the boardroom along the main pathway between the various stalls. The day was warm and sunny until … Continue reading
Theft of Grave Markers from the Fort Napier Military Cemetery
In the first week in September 2011, Sgt. Maj. Izobel Gerhard of Natal Carbineers was contacted by Multi Metals so inform her that a metal grave marker had been found. She identified it as being from Fort Napier Military cemetery … Continue reading