Natal Midland Branch - Contact Us
|
Contact Us!
|
|
For enquiries or comments contact us in one of the following ways:
|
|
How do I join?
|
|
|
- Hits: 280
Natal Midlands Branch
The Natal Midlands Branch of the Genealogical Society of South Africa is based in Pietermaritzburg, the capital of Kwa Zulu Natal and the location of the Pietermaritzburg Archives.
The branch is currently under the curatorship of the KwaZulu-Natal Family History Society (KZNFHS).
KZNFHS/GSSA meets on first Saturday of every month (except December and January) at 9:30am for 10:00am, at the Hilton Library, Hilton Ave, Hilton. We alternate between speakers and workshops on all things related to Genealogy.
Extensive research sources are available to researchers at all meetings. Members have a wide range of genealogical interest of settlers to Natal including those from St Helena and India.
We are fortunate to have members who are specialists in their respective fields, such as Shelagh Spencer on early British settlers, Dr Krish Moodley on Indian settlers, Dr Mike O’Connor on Irish ancestry, to name a few.
The Chairman is willing to open the library at other times on request.
- Hits: 5546
Natal Midlands Branch- Programme 2025
The Natal Midlands Branch of the Genealogical Society of South Africa is based in Pietermaritzburg, the capital of Kwa Zulu Natal and the location of the Pietermaritzburg Archives. The branch is currently under the curatorship of the KwaZulu-Natal Family History Society (KZNFHS).
KZNFHS/GSSA meets on first Saturday of every month (except December and January) at 9:00am for 09:30am, at the Hilton Library, Hilton Ave, Hilton. We alternate between speakers and workshops on all things related to Genealogy and Family History.| DATE | DESCRIPTION |
LOCATION |
| 01/02/2025 | AGM | |
| 01/03/2025 | Workshop: Building your Family Tree on Ancestry and other sites | The Hilton Library, Hilton. |
| 05/04/2025 | Stories, personal insights and interesting facts about the German settlers in Kwa Zulu Natal in the 1800’s and their descendants in the 21st century presented by Christel Andersen | The Hilton Library, Hilton. |
| 03/05/2025 | The Hilton Library, Hilton. | |
| 01/06/2025 | Workshop: | The Hilton Library, Hilton. |
| 05/07/2025 | Snapshots of an African Life – A Semi-Autobiography by Hugh Bland | The Hilton Library, Hilton. |
| 02/08/2025 | The Hilton Library, Hilton. | |
| 06/09/2025 | Family and Local History Fair | Project Gateway, Pietermaritzburg |
| 04/10/2025 | The Hilton Library, Hilton. | |
| 01/11/2025 | Workshop: | The Hilton Library, Hilton. |
| 06/12/2025 | Christmas Tea | Venue to be announced. |
- Hits: 444
Durban & Coastal Branch
THE DURBAN AND COASTAL BRANCH WILL BE RE-OPENING SOON
MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW SHORTY
- Hits: 314
Durban & Coastal Branch
The Durban and Coastal Branch presently has 37 members all enjoying doing research on their families. Some have made great progress and have even published the results of their research. Many are having fun doing voluntary work for the Society creating more and easily accessable research information.
They volunteer and help with: The transcription of the RSA 1984 Voter's roll; The photographing of Gravestones; - The transcription of cemetery registers. Our Branch completed the Stellawood cemetery registers (114 000 entries) which is now available on CD.
Recently our members completed an index of all marriages registered in Natal from 1845 to 1955 (421 874 names) which will be available on the internet soon. We have monthly get togethers on the second Saturday of each month which are held at the Durban Family History Centre where we have access to the wealth of research information it houses. We often invite speakers on related subjects to address us.
- Hits: 2124
Free State Branch - Contact Us
|
Contact Us!
|
|
For enquiries or comments contact us in one of the following ways:
|
|
How do I join?
|
|
|
- Hits: 234
Free State Branch - 2025 Programme
Meetings take place in the auditorium of the Anglo Boer War Museum on the second Saturday of each month at 14:00 pm. Visitors pay R20.00 pp
| MONTH | DESCRIPTION |
SPEAKER | DATE |
| JAN | Monthly Branch Meeting - Anglo Boer War Museum | ||
| AGM & DNA oorerflikheid | Prof Marius Coetzee | 2025-01-25 | |
| MAR | Monthly Branch Meeting - Anglo Boer War Museum | ||
| Slawemoeders | Jo Botha | 2025-03-08 | |
| APR |
Monthly Branch Meeting - Santa Fè Restaurant |
||
| No Meeting | |
||
| MAY | Monthly Branch Meeting - Free State Archive |
||
| Familiewapens en Heraldiek | Willem Greyvenstein | 2025-05-17 | |
| JUN | Monthly Branch Meeting - Free State Archive |
||
| TBA | -06-11 | ||
| JUL | Monthly Branch Meeting - Anglo Boer War Museum |
||
| TBA | |||
| AUG | Monthly Branch Meeting - Anglo Boer War Museum |
||
| TBA | |||
| SEP | Monthly Branch Meeting - Anglo Boer War Museum |
||
| TBA | |||
| OKT | Monthly Branch Meeting - Anglo Boer War Museum |
||
| TBA | |||
| NOV | Monthly Branch Meeting |
||
| TBA |
|||
As this is a preliminary program, management reserves the right to omit, modify or add certain programs. |
|||
- Hits: 50