Western Cape Branch

Western Cape Branch - Newsletters 2021

Our newsletter is published and distributed to members. Older editions (from 2019) are available as listed on the table below. 
 
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DATE
DESCRIPTION
DOCUMENT
2021-06 2021-12 GSSA Western Cape Newsletter
2021-05 2021-11 GSSA Western Cape Newsletter
2021-02 2021-10 GSSA Western Cape Newsletter

2021-01
2021-09 GSSA Western Cape Newsletter
NEWSLETTERS OF AVAILABLE YEARS
2021 GGSA WKaap Nuusbrief / GSSA WCape Newsletter
2020 GGSA WKaap Nuusbrief / GSSA WCape Newsletter
2019 GGSA WKaap Nuusbrief / GSSA WCape Newsletter

Western Cape Branch - Newsletters 2020

Our newsletter is published and distributed to members. Older editions (from 2019) are available as listed on the table below. 
 
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DATE
DESCRIPTION
DOCUMENT
2020-11 2020-11 GSSA Western Cape Newsletter
2020-10 2020-10 GSSA Western Cape Newsletter
2020-09 2020-09 GSSA Western Cape Newsletter

2020-08 2020-08 GSSA Western Cape Newsletter
2020-07 2020-07 GSSA Western Cape Newsletter
2020-02 2020-02 GSSA Western Cape Newsletter
2020-01 2020-01  GSSA Western Cape Newsletter
NEWSLETTERS OF AVAILABLE YEARS
2021 GGSA WKaap Nuusbrief / GSSA WCape Newsletter
2020 GGSA WKaap Nuusbrief / GSSA WCape Newsletter
2019 GGSA WKaap Nuusbrief / GSSA WCape Newsletter

Western Cape Branch - Home Page

TafelbaaiAfter the Genealogical Society of South Africa was founded in 1964 on the farm Joostenberg in the then Cape Province the Society first functioned as a nationwide organization.

On June 4, 1986, the Western Cape established their own branch of the Society .Dave Mitchell was the first chairman. The branch serves the Peninsula, West Coast, Boland and Overberg. Membership however is not limited to these areas.

The Western Cape branch is a genealogically active group and meet every second Saturday of the month at SASNEV (Suid-Afrikaanse Sentrum vir Nederland en Vlaandere), 4 Central Square, Pinelands, Cape Town. Meetings usually involves a speaker on a topic of interest and then socializing afterwards. Sometimes trips to historic sites are also undertaken. The branch also has a branch library that may be consulted by the members that is also accomodated at SASNEV.
Facebook LogoThe branch publish the quarterly, Capensis, distribute a quarterly newsletter, has a Facebook page and several interesting activities are undertaken, eg the Cemetery project, workshops and exhibitions by exhibition team. These activities have won some of the branch members numerous awards.

Good cooperation also exists among others institutions namely, CPUT library in Wellington, Stellenbosch Heemkring, Huguenot Association of South Africa (HASA); the Drakenstein Heemkring; the Western Cape Archives and Records Service, the Cape Town Family History Society and Cape Town Family Research Forum.
To contact us please make use of the Contact Us on the right hand side guide.
Postal address: P.O. Box 4674, Tyger Valley, 7536

Western Cape Branch - Newsletters 2019

Our monthly newsletter is published and distributed to members. Older editions (from 2019) are available as listed on the table below. 
 
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DATE
DESCRIPTION
DOCUMENT
2019-03 2019-07 GSSA Western Cape Newsletter
2019-02 2019-02 GSSA Western Cape Newsletter
2019-01 2019-01  GSSA Western Cape Newsletter
NEWSLETTERS OF AVAILABLE YEARS
2021 GGSA WKaap Nuusbrief / GSSA WCape Newsletter
2020 GGSA WKaap Nuusbrief / GSSA WCape Newsletter
2019 GGSA WKaap Nuusbrief / GSSA WCape Newsletter

Committee - 2020

The Annual General Meeting of the Western Cape branch took place on Saturday 18 January, 14:00
 The Executive Committee for 2020
Committee members 2020
Agter, van links to regs: Paul le Roux, Phil Beck, Henk Rall
Voor, van links tot regs: Simone Kay, Pam Beck, Margaret Gundry