The 10th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Johannesburg Heritage Foundation (JHF) will be held on Saturday 30th July at 14h00. The venue is Northwards, 21 Rockridge Road, Parktown. This is a public meeting and interested members of the public are welcome to attend. Please send acceptances and apologies to Barbara Cron: 060 813 3539 […]
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The Heritage Association of South Africa (HASA) is holding it’s annual symposium on the 13-15 October 2022. Hosted by the Magaliesberg Association for Culture and Heritage, this year’s programme offers a fantastic line up of fascinating speakers and tours. The venue is the Cableway Conference Centre, Hartbeespoort Dam. Numbers are limited so register now! For
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Join the JHF’s Kathy Munro, James Findlay and Brian McKechnie for a not-to-be-missed conversation about Art Deco in Johannesburg. Saturday 9 July @ 11:00. The venue is the Rand Club – 33 Loveday Street, Marshalltown. A percentage of the proceeds will be donated to the Johannesburg Heritage Foundation. Tickets are R150pp, including tea/coffee and scones.
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Friends of the Johannesburg Cemeteries was recently featured on eNCA eNUUS! Watch the clip here:
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This is a grand year for anniversaries. Not only the 1922 Rand Revolt, which we have been commemorating by installing grave-markers and a Memorial at Braamfontein Cemetery, but also the 120th anniversary of the end of the Anglo Boer War, the 120th anniversary of Herbert Baker’s coming to Johannesburg, the 90th Birthday of Orlando East
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Some time ago, I was wandering around the General Section of Braamfontein cemetery, doing some research. There was a family plot with one headstone on it and its cross broken off and laid down in front of the stone. I think this cross may have been turned by Mr Pon and the waste pickers from
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In December 2021, the Johannesburg Heritage Foundation and Fran Haslam of the Zoo Lake welcomed the installation of a second blue plaque at the Zoo Lake to commemorate its centenary. It was a welcome vote of confidence and gesture of support to be supported in this venture by Eric Itzkin of Johannesburg City Heritage. The
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