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Gauteng North Branch - Library

Written by Germaine Smith.

The Gauteng North Branch has excellent genealogical sources that are kept at the library of the Heritage Foundation in Pretoria. The Gauteng North Branch and the Heritage Foundation have an agreement according to which the Foundation and the Branch cooperate in making available sources for genealogical research.

Gauteng North's collection includes books and magazines in both electronic and published format. This data deals with South African as well as international genealogies, 1820 Settlers and the arrival of the French Huguenots, the German Missionaries, Dutch Immigrants, the Anglo Boer War and British Concentration Camps. A special effort is made to collect and make available family registers and pedigree sheets of individual families.

The Library is in possession of both the SA Geslagsregisters (SAG) and the more recent SA Family Registers (SAF). Biographies, a number of baptism- marriage- and membership registers, as well as registers of various cemeteries and the GSSA Cemetery Recording Project.

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The library is open for genealogical research on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 10.00 to 15.00 and on some Saturdays (see News page for the latest arrangements) . Volunteers will be available on these days to assist researchers. Please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.the GSSA librarian (Lynne) to confirm times and availability.

Heritage Foundation Telephone number 012-325-7885 x2234.

Admission and fees

Enter at the entrance gate of the Voortrekker Monument (VTM), take a ticket and move up to the main parking area to the Reception / Information Center, just below the Afrikander Handelshuis, at the foot of the VTM. Pay the parking ticket of R20 and have your ticket stamped so that you can go out with it again.

Library List

The library list is often updated, so be sure to download a new version now and then to benefit from new books that are added. The Library list is available in two formats, PDF & Excel (the contents are the same):

Download the Library List (in searchable PDF format); or
Download the Library List (in workable Excel format).

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Gauteng North Branch - Contact Us (2)

Written by Germaine Smith.

Contact Us!

For enquiries or comments contact us in one of the following ways:

Send an electronic message to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phone our chairperson: Deon le Roux @ 072 111 4101
Send a note to PO Box, 75295, Lynwood Ridge, 0040

How do I join?

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Gauteng North Branch - Contact Us

Written by Germaine Smith.

Contact Us!

For enquiries or comments contact us in one of the following ways:

Send an electronic message to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phone our chairperson: Deon le Roux @ 072 111 4101
Send a note to PO Box, 75295, Lynwood Ridge, 0040

How do I join?

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Gauteng North Branch - Projects

Written by Germaine Smith.

1972 Voters Roll (‘Rhino’) Project

The aim of the project is to make the 1972 Voters Roll available in electronic format. Gauteng North branch is managing the project on behalf of GSSA, led by Annemarie Dreyer & Ilna Ströh

Cemetery Recording Project

This GSSA project aims to preserve the genealogical information of South African interest contained in cemeteries with a view to make the information accessible to genealogical researchers. Oosie Oosthuizen is our branch representative.

Funeral Programmes Project

The obituary funeral letter contains valuable information that is useful for genealogical and historical purposes. Janine van der Merwe is involved and represents our branch on this GSSA project.

Gen2Word Project

The 1980’s model Gen2SA software programme was recently converted, improved and renamed Gen2Word. The Gauteng North branch is responsible for driving this as a GSSA project under the leadership of Otto Diedericks.

Ancestral Chart Project

Each Gauteng North branch member is encouraged to complete and submit their Ancestral Chart for custody as well as introduction to fellow members. In this way, discussions about joint surnames and ancestors are encouraged. Otto Diedericks is steering the project.

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Northern Transvaal Branch - Memory Lane 2020

Written by Germaine Smith.

We live through history daily – and eventually it all becomes part of our own personal history. The world is changing so rapidly that those memories of our childhood years already elicit amazement in today’s young people: evenings without TV, using a ‘tickey box’ to phone someone, church services under a big tree during holidays at the seaside … Genealogy demands that we also pen our own stories with which to walk others down our own memory lane.

Navigate to the presentation video, text or slide set. Each presentation is in the language of the topic. View below the English summaries of stories as told by our branch members.

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DATE	NARRATOR	TOPIC	VIDEO	TEXT	SLIDES
2020-11-31	Neëltjie Zehnder	Sorgvrye kaalvoetdae	✘	✔	✘
2020-10-31	Nic Prinsloo	Die lewe of Laerskool Alldays	✘	✔	✘
2020-09-30	Vis Visagie	Grepe uit my kinderdae	✘	✔	✘
2020-08-31	Sam Basch	Onskuldjare	✘	✔	✘
2020-07-31	Oosie Oosthuizen	Mooi herinneringe aan ons tye op Volmoed en Hopedale	✘	✔	✘
2020-06-05	Rentia Landman	My skooljare	✘	✔	✘
2020-06-01	Trysie Joubert	Toe Trysie Joubert Sersant W. van Zyl was	✘	✔	✘
2020-05-03	Thys du Preez	My jeugjare	✘	✔	✘
2020-03-15	Hannie Pretorius	My jare as 'n jong kraamsuster	✔	✘	✘
MEMORY LANE FOR UPCOMING YEAR
2021	Northern Transvaal Branch - Memory Lane

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Gauteng North Branch - About Us

Written by Germaine Smith.

Management Committee 2023		From left to right: Deon le Roux, Oosie Oosthuizen, Wanda Minnaar, Ina Hattingh, Wiets Beukes, Niki Bezuidenhout, David Engela.
Chairman Vice Chairman Secretary Treasurer Additional Member Additional Member Member Secretary	Wanda Minnaar Oosie Oosthuizen Ina Hattingh David Engela Deon le Roux Wietz Beukes Niki Bezuidenhout
Previous years: 2022 Management Committee 2021 Management Committee 2020 Management Committee

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Northern Transvaal Branch - About Us 2022

Written by Germaine Smith.

Management Committee 2022		From left to right: Deon le Roux, Oosie Oosthuizen, Wilhelm Bernhardt, Ina Hattingh, Wiets Beukes, Niki Bezuidenhout, David Engela.
Chairman Vice Chairman Secretary Treasurer Additional Member Additional Member Member Secretary	Wilhelm Bernhardt Oosie Oosthuizen Ina Hattingh David Engela Deon le Roux Wietz Beukes Niki Bezuidenhout
2023 Management Committee Previous years: 2021 Management Committee 2020 Management Committee

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The Library is in possession of both the SA Geslagsregisters (SAG) and the more recent SA Family Registers (SAF). Biographies, a number of baptism- marriage- and membership registers, as well as registers of various cemeteries and the GSSA Cemetery Recording Project.

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Heritage Foundation Telephone number 012-325-7885 x2234.

Admission and fees

Library List

The library list is often updated, so be sure to download a new version now and then to benefit from new books that are added. The Library list is available in two formats, PDF & Excel (the contents are the same):

The aim of the project is to make the 1972 Voters Roll available in electronic format. Gauteng North branch is managing the project on behalf of GSSA, led by Annemarie Dreyer & Ilna Ströh

This GSSA project aims to preserve the genealogical information of South African interest contained in cemeteries with a view to make the information accessible to genealogical researchers. Oosie Oosthuizen is our branch representative.

The obituary funeral letter contains valuable information that is useful for genealogical and historical purposes. Janine van der Merwe is involved and represents our branch on this GSSA project.

The 1980’s model Gen2SA software programme was recently converted, improved and renamed Gen2Word. The Gauteng North branch is responsible for driving this as a GSSA project under the leadership of Otto Diedericks.

Each Gauteng North branch member is encouraged to complete and submit their Ancestral Chart for custody as well as introduction to fellow members. In this way, discussions about joint surnames and ancestors are encouraged. Otto Diedericks is steering the project.

Navigate to the presentation video, text or slide set. Each presentation is in the language of the topic. View below the English summaries of stories as told by our branch members.

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