Some South African Genealogy Milestones

This article was published earlier this year by

Since the earliest days at the Cape far sighted individuals recognised the need for recording genealogical information of the new arrivals to the Cape since 1652 From 1652 there were exceptional milestones reached by the recording of genealogies. Genealogy in South Africa today is the hobby of many South Africans and a growing science. It would be unfair to say that the following list is comprehensive but it still reflects the growth and development of genealogy in South Africa. 

Annual excursion: The Genealogical Society of South Africa (GSSA)

The Northern Transvaal branch of the GSSA has successfully negotiated with the management of the National Archives in Hamilton Street, Pretoria, to re-open their premises on the first Saturday of each month. 

The annual excursion of the GSSA to the Archives will therefore take place on 4 August 2012.