GENERATIONS

A SOUTH AFRICAN GENEALOGY NEWSLETTER
(ISSN 1480-8854)

COPYRIGHT 1999 Anne Lehmkuhl
All rights reserved

PLEASE NOTE: The last issue of Generations was Issue 30. You can see what the newsletter looked like - Issue 30: see the whole issue here (PDF file, so you need Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer. Download it for free)  

This newsletter specialized in South African genealogy. The first issue was published in April 1997. It contained articles of interest to anyone researching South African ancestors and/or descendants. Published by Anne Lehmkuhl, a South African professional genealogist.

GENERATIONS - THE BOOK (as advertised below) is an e-book of past articles.

2008 UPDATE  

The newsletter was re-launched in January 2008, under a new name - Bygones & Byways - and is a must-read for anyone interested in South African family history / genealogy, heritage, history and related travel. The first issue is available in pdf format for free here  - this is a large file (3.34 MB) and may take long to open up or download. 
Future issues will only be available by purchasing copies from the publisher. Click here to receive details of future issues and costs.
CONTENTS OF BYGONES & BYWAYS Issue 1, January 2008 (28 pages):
History Matters: news & notes about heritage
- Dolphin Hotel demolished
- Kimberley church centenary
- Regimental move
- Oral History Institute launched
- Housing estate on ABW site
- Name changes
Century Club: celebrating long lives
On The Bookshelf: reviews & announcements
- Die geskiedenis van boerekos
- Sailor’s wartime memoirs
- Van der Merwe book
- The Hottentot Venus
Past Lives: Helen Martins
Old Jail Becomes Guesthouse
Research Tips For Better Results
Family History Centres: world-wide records near you
Green & Gold: Our Rugby Colours
The Heatlie family
The Rugby Museum
The Springbok designer
S.S. Ceramic: WWII drama at sea
Bush Telegraph: South Africa-related queries from readers           

Bygones & Byways is an independent, privately published magazine which has something for everyone, whether you are just starting to trace your family tree or have been doing so for many years. Find out about the hidden history of little-known places and people, what is available in old records and more amongst the feature articles, advice tips and news.

GENERATIONS - THE BOOK

This book is a collection of most of the articles published in the April 1997 - June 1999 newsletters.
200 pages, excluding index of names found in Queries section.

Article index:

  • Christmas in early Cape Town.
  • Tracing your European ancestors: a brief introduction (covers France, Holland, Germany, England and Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Portugal).
  • Family Reunions: how to plan yours.
  • Some South African resources at the Family History Centre (LDS/Mormon Church): titles and numbers.
  • Looking after your photographs.
  • Death notices for Anna Johanna Coetzee.
  • Official request forms for Birth, Marriage and Death certificates (Department of Home Affairs).
  • South African naming patterns.
  • South African surnames: a background.
  • South African historical dates for genealogists.
  • De Villiers numbering system: an explanation.
  • Writing a genealogy query.
  • Abbreviated first names.
  • "Lady Kennaway" passenger list: arrived in East London on 20 November 1857.
  • Mini dictionary: genealogical terms in South Africa.
  • British Settlers in Natal, 1849-1851: a listing of about 800 people.
  • Starting children on the ancestral trail.
  • South Africa's people: a brief look at their history (covers Swedish, Danish, Irish, Asians, Norwegians, Germans, British, Portuguese, Dutch, Jewish, French [with list of French Huguenots]).
  • Genealogical insurance policy: safe-guarding your research.
  • Family associations: what are they, what do they do.
  • Publish or perish: putting your research into book form.
  • Genealogical societies in South Africa.
  • Mazawattee Tea Company.
  • The Bergthiel Settlers in Natal: a listing.
  • Who's who in the family tree: relationships.
  • Looking for Anglo-Boer War graves in South Africa.
  • Boer Generals in the USA: includes partial listing.
  • Old medical terms.
  • Who was Scotty Smith (aka George St Ledger Gordon).
  • Wynberg Military Camp Officers Club burns down.
  • Maria Koopmans de Wet.
  • Bricks and diamonds: Thomas Cullinan.
  • Storing family treasures.
  • "Titanic" and its South African connections.
  • Cities, towns and villages: a little history of South African places (includes Richmond, Yeoville, Mossel Bay, Johannesburg, Eshowe, Dundee, Ixopo, Estcourt, Glencoe, Greytown).
  • Waiting for replies to genealogical queries: increase your response rate.
  • Who was Fanny Barnato?
  • The German Orphans Scheme, 1948, Pretoria.
  • Concentration camp children (Paul Bosman, Mrs. AM Bezuidenhout, Mr. NM Botha, Mrs. Barkhuizen, Mrs. Juin, Lizzie Oudhoff, Mrs. MM Kok).
  • Polish Orphanage in Oudtshoorn.
  • Boers in East Africa.
  • Boers in Argentina.
  • Richard Daniel of Sidbury.
  • Gustav Schoeman Preller of Pelindaba.
  • Abraham Kriel Children's Home.
  • James Anderson: Africa's oldest living WW1 veteran.
  • Doing farm research.
  • Death notices and death certificates: an explanation.
  • The Pennington family of Natal.
  • South Africa's WW1 Aces: a listing.
  • Plus HUNDREDS of South African queries.
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    Routes to Roots

    A collection of Web sites for South African genealogy & family history research

    compiled by Anne Lehmkuhl

    This e-book is a must for those looking for South African genealogy and family history on the Internet. It helps you get to the right places, quickly and efficiently. Routes to Roots contains 900+ Web sites or contact addresses, compiled by Anne Lehmkuhl, a South African genealogist living in Canada.

    Over the years, Anne has gained a reputation for finding genealogical or historical information easily, as well as locating elusive ancestors or descendants, even though she lives far away from South Africa. Her personal Bookmarks folder contains more than 2500 Web sites, gathered during her time as a professional genealogist. Some of her success stories include:

    Each Web site or contact address in Routes to Roots has been selected for its relevance to South African research. This e-book has 132 pages. The quality Web sites or contacts are arranged under the following categories:

    Now available in .pdf format as an e-book
    Order your copy NOW - only $11.95 (Canadian $), other currencies accepted.
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