Flo Bird – esteemed founder of the Parktown and Westcliff Heritage Trust (which became the Johannesburg Heritage Foundation in 2012) – recently celebrated her 80th birthday! To honour the occasion, a wonderful tea was held at Northwards where old friends, family and colleagues came together to acknowledge the remarkable contribution made by our irresistible, indomitable, […]
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We were very happy to attend the official unveiling of the Blue Plaque awarded to the iconic Freemason’s Hall in Parktown. The event took place on Sunday the 16th of July and was followed by a delightful jazz performance. Thanks to all at the Freemasons for such a cooperative experience! The text of the Blue
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The City of Johannesburg and the Johannesburg Heritage Foundation erected a blue plaque at the Donaldson Orlando community Centre on 15th June, ahead of Youth Day on 16th June 2023 . Flo Bird and Steve Groeneveld represented the JHF at the installation . The blue plaque specifically remembers the significance of this centre in 1976 when
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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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