General Resource Sites

• Ancestry24.co.za 
  South African Genealogy for everyone. Forums, blog, beginner's guide, and more.
• Genealogiese Instituut van Suid-Afrika / Genealogical Institute of South Africa 
• GENEALOGIESE NAVORSING: Kielie-kielie, so soek jy jou familie! 
  In the Afrikaans language: a humorous and informative guide on searching for your ancestors in South Africa.
• Genealogy Bulletin Board Systems for South Africa 
• German Genealogy in South Africa 
  Genealogy and History of German immigrants to South Africa over the last 150 years.
• LEHMKUHL Family Home Page 
  Web site contains information of interest to people researching South African ancestors/descendants, such as how-to guide, resources available, surname database, etc.
• A Guide to Researching in South Africa 
  Information and links.
• South African Genealogy 
  From Conrod Mercer, past president of the Genealogical Society of South Africa.
• South African Time Line: Whit's End 
  A chronological list of mainly South African historic events.
• Surname Navigator South Africa 
  A one window, megasearch engine for surnames. Can simultaneously search various databases using only one input screen. Includes CGI (LDS Mormons) South Africa, Ancestral File (LDS Mormons) South Africa, Geneanet South Africa, Google, genealogy South Africa, Google News Genealogy South Africa, Rootsweb message board South Africa, Ancestry.com, Email Finder South Africa, White Pages South Africa.
• Yellow Pages Internet 

History & Culture

• South African Orientated Time Line 
• University of Stellenbosch Archive Image Database 
• Yahoo!...South Africa...History 

How To

• Advice on How to Conduct South African Research 
  Send e-mail to Mr. Conrad Mercer at mercon@global.co.za and he will share his knowledge of family history research in South Africa. However he DOES NOT provide research services. See also the link below to his web site: South African Genealogy.
• Genealogy World Extensive collection of "how to" articles for South African research.
  • Tracing South African Ancestors - A Research Guide for Beginners A downloadable executable program that is an interactive 7 page "book" on South African research. Note that this is not a web site but a program that you must download to view.

Language, Handwriting & Script

• Online English to Afrikaans to English Dictionary 

Libraries, Archives & Museums

• Albany Museum Ancestry Research - Genealogy 
• Anglo-Boer War Museum  ~ Bloemfontein, South Africa
• Archives 
  • National Archives 
  • Provincial Archives 
  • Genealogical Organisations 
• Archives Repositories, Libraries & Museums in Natal: Rosemary's Guide 
• Family History Centers in South Africa 
  From the FamilySearch web site. Includes address, telephone number and hours of operation.
• Family History Library Catalog 
  From the FamilySearch web site, an online catalog to the holdings of the LDS Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Also search for other localities by place name.
  • South Africa 
• Hill Monastic Manuscript Library  ~ Collegeville, Minnesota
  At St. John's University.
  • The Collections at HMML 
    • South Africa 
• The Huguenot Memorial Museum 
  Museum in South Africa focusing on the Huguenots of the Cape Settlements.
• LibDex - The Library Index - South Africa 
  A worldwide directory of links to library homepages and web-based OPACs (Online Public Access Catalogs).
• National Archives of South Africa 
  • The Bureau of Heraldry 
  • Genealogical Research 
  • National Automated Archival Information Retrieval System (NAAIRS) Online searchable finding aid to identify and locate archival material. NAAIRS does not contain actual scanned documents.
    • Select and Search A NAAIRS Database 
      • Database: All Archives Repositories and National Registers of non-public records 
      • Database: Cape Town Archives Repository 
      • Database: Cape Town Records Centre 
      • Database: Data of the Bureau of Heraldry on registered heraldic representations 
      • Database: Data of the South African Genealogical Society on Gravestones 
      • Database: Durban Archives Repository 
      • Database: Free State Archives Repository 
      • Database: National Archives Repository (Public Records of Central Government since 1910) 
      • Database: National Archives Repository (Public Records of former Transvaal Province and its predecessors as well as of magistrates and local authorities) 
      • Database: Pietermaritzburg Archives Repository 
      • Database: National Register of Audio-Visual Material (NAROM) 
      • Database: National Register of Oral Sources (NAROS) 
      • Database: National Registers of Manuscripts and Photographs (NAREM and NAREF), National Archives' cartographic and library material, microfilms and copies 
      • Database: Port Elizabeth Archives Repository 
• Repositories of Primary Sources - Africa & the Near East - South Africa 
  A list of links to online resources from the Univ. of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives.
• Rhodes University Library: Cory Library for Historical Research 
  Genealogical services within a Southern African historical research library and archive centre.
• South African Department of Home Affairs 
  • Documents 
    • Birth 
    • Death 
    • Marriage 
• The South African National Museum of Military History  ~ Saxonwold, Gauteng
  • Information Centre and the Lt. Gen. Aml Masondo Library 
• The Western Cape Oral History Project 

Mailing Lists, Newsgroups & Chat

• Genealogy Resources on the Internet - South Africa Mailing Lists 
  Most of the mailing list links below point to this site, wonderfully maintained by John Fuller. John indexes links for all known genealogy mailing lists, including RootsWeb and others.
• RootsWeb: Genealogy Mailing Lists: South Africa 
  The majority of genealogy mailing lists are hosted by RootsWeb.com. Messages on RootsWeb lists are archived. The links to RootsWeb below point you to the archives (browse or search).

• The Anglo Boer War Discussion Page
  This mailing list is for the discussion of the Anglo Boer War and other military related topics pre-1900.
• BOER-WAR Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the Boer War.
• SAFRICA Mailing List 
  A regional special interest group (SIG) mailing list to discuss the genealogy and family history of Jewish communities of South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Zambia (Rhodesia), Swaziland, Mozambique, and the former Belgian Congo.
• SA-HISTORY Mailing List 
  For anyone interested in South African genealogy to discuss and share information that will help to provide a historical context to their research efforts.
• SOUTH-AFRICA-IMMIGRANTS-BRITISH Mailing List 
  For the discussion and sharing of information regarding the immigrants from the United Kingdom to South Africa prior to 1900. Archives: browse or search.
• SOUTH-AFRICA Mailing List 
• SOUTH-AFRICA-SOURCES Mailing List 
  For the members of the Genealogical Forum of South Africa (G.F.S.A.) and anyone else interested in the preservation of genealogical sources in South Africa.

Maps, Gazetteers & Geographical Information

• The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection - South Africa Maps 
  From The University of Texas at Austin.

Military

• The Anglo-Boer Wars
  • The Anglo-Boer War 
    • Tracing Anglo-Boer War Ancestors Online article by Rosemary Dixon-Smith.
      • Additional Useful Web Sites for Anglo-Boer War Research 
      • Cape Mounted Rifles - Anglo-Boer War Casualty list.
      • Local Armed Forces (Serving in South Africa for the British Cause) During the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 
      • Border Mounted Rifles - Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 Muster roll with casualty information.
      • Muster Roll of the Natal Carbineers Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 
      • Natal Mounted Rifles - Besieged in Ladysmith - Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 Muster roll with casualty information.
  • The Anglo Boer War Discussion Page
    This mailing list is for the discussion of the Anglo Boer War and other military related topics pre-1900.
  • Anglo Boer War Mobilisation Database 
    A project to create a comprehensive database of information relating to mobilisation and troop movements for the Boer War 1899-1902.
  • Anglo-Boer War Museum  ~ Bloemfontein, South Africa
  • Australians in the Boer War - Australians in the Boer War - Oz-Boer Database Project 
    This project is dedicated to the memory of the around 20,000 Australians who, a century ago, risked all to serve their Queen, Empire and Country in the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902). Includes a searchable database of Australian soldiers.
  • The Boer War - South Africa, 1899-1902 
  • Essendon and the Boer War, 1899-1902 
    A list of the men of the City of Essendon, Victoria, Australia, who served in the war.
  • How to trace an ancestor...who served in the Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902 
    Online article from Salut, the official magazine of the South African Department of Defence.
  • The Mafikeng Siege - A Cultural Perspective 
  • MOWZEL 
    Primarily a site for those interested in the siege and relief of Ladysmith, an event that occurred during the Anglo Boer War. Also the site contains an extensive list of casualties, both military, civilian and past residents of Ladysmith.
  • South African Engineer Corps 
  • Victorian Nurses in the Boer War 
    
  • Yahoo! UK & Ireland...Anglo-Boer War 

• The Anglo-Zulu Wars
  • Anglo-Zulu War 
  • Anglo-Zulu War 
  • Anglo Zulu War Historical Society 
  • Rorke's Drift, 1879 - The largest number of Victoria Crosses awarded in a single engagement 
    Biographies of the VC winners and other defenders. Includes information on burial locations in the UK for some of the VC winners.
  • Victorian Voices 
    Survivors accounts from the battle of Rorke's Drift (Zulu War 1879) together with original documents relating to the battle.
  • Yahoo! South Africa...Anglo-Zulu War 

• The Cape Town Highlanders 
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission 
  They can provide invaluable information to genealogists on the location, condition, and other information regarding the Commonwealth soldiers' graves in their care. Please include International Reply Coupons when writing to them from outside Britain.
• Fleet Air Arm Archive Roll of Honour 
  Comprehensive naval aviation website invaluable to genealogists, with extensive Roll of Honour lists for the Second World War of Fleet Air Arm personnel of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth countries of Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa.
• Keynsham Light Horse Listings 
  Site dedicated to the pursuit of memorials to those who were involved in the Anglo Zulu War of 1879.
• League of Researchers of South African Historical Battlefields 
• South African Military Units 
• The South African War Virtual Library 

Newspapers

• ABYZ News Links - South Africa - Newspapers and News Sources 
• World-newspapers.com - South African Newspapers 

People & Families

• 1820Settlers.com - British 1820 Settlers to South Africa Genealogy Website 
  Searchable databases on the 1820 Settler ships, parties and names. Searchable submitted 1820 Settler family trees. General 1820 Settler Information.
• The Contribution of the Huguenots in South Africa 
  A brief history of the arrival of the French Huguenots in South Africa, their settlement, and their influence on the South African scene.
• BOSMAN Family Genealogy 
  Descendants of Hermanus Lambertus Bosman in South Africa.
• ELLIS Family and Relations 
  Genealogical database of one branch of the Ellis family in South Africa, including: HAVINGA, KENNEDY, CRAUSE, VAN WYK.
• LEHMKUHL Family Home Page 
• The MERCER Family 
  A chronicle of the antecedents of a South African Mercer.
• The Olive Tree Genealogy: Huguenot Refugees in the Cape Colony of South Africa 
• POTGIETER: Genealogy 
  If you are interested to trace your POTGIETER family roots in South Africa, then this is the place for you to start. This site hosts genealogy information, a mailing list, a discussion forum, biographies and history.
• Researching Jewish Genealogies in South Africa - Part A 
• Researching Jewish Genealogies in South Africa - Part B 
• South African Stamouers  
• Tracing Mormon Pioneers 
  • South African Emigration 1853-1865 
• VILJOEN Family Homepage 
  Villion, Campenaar.
• Whit's End: WHITLOCK / WHITFIELD Genealogy 
  The genealogy of the Whitlock and Whitfield families in England and South Africa over a period of about 800 years and 26 generations.

Professional Researchers, Volunteers & Other Research Services

• Boer War Casualties 
  Fee based research service provided by David J. Barnes.
• Genealogy and Family History Services 
  Cape Town based researcher providing a flexible service on Cape and South African genealogy.
• Genealogy Helplist - South Africa 
• (GISA) Genealogiese Instituut van Suid-Afrika / Genealogical Institute of South Africa 

Publications, Software & Supplies

• Cyndi's List Genealogy Bookstore 
  A categorized list of genealogy research books that looks a lot like my bookshelf at home.

• Amazon.com Genealogy Bookstore - South Africa 
  • The Hall Handbook of the Anglo-Boer War: 1899-1902 
    A book by Darrell Hall.
• Archive CD Books Ltd 
  • History, Topography & Genealogy Books on CD 
    • South Africa 
• Archive CD Books USA 
  Digital reproductions (or e-books) of old books, maps, and other rare genealogical material.
  • South Africa 
    • After Pretoria: The Guerilla War plus supplement to "With the Flag to Pretoria" 
    • The Boer War 1899-1900 - Illustrated London News 
    • Colonial Land and Emigration Commissioners Report 1850 
    • Emigrant's Guide to South Africa 1880 
    • Thrilling Experiences in the War in South Africa 1900 
      By M. Everett.
    • With the Flag to Pretoria - A History of the Boer War 1899-1900 
• British Settlers in Natal, South Africa; 1824 - 1857 - A Biographical Register 
  A series of genealogy books written by Shelagh O'Byrne Spencer on the first wave of British Immigration to Natal.
• Brother's Keeper Software 
  Downloadable shareware program for Windows. The latest version contains English, French, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, German, Dutch, Polish, Icelandic, Russian, Slovak, Afrikaans, Czech.
• Fzip Family Tree  ~ Windows
  Download the latest version for windows, includes program and help files. Disc available in English, Polish, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Slovak, Czech, Dutch, Portuguese, Afrikaans & Icelandic. Fzip is a user friendly, but professional program which can display your family tree in any of 24 different report styles.
• Generations Newsletter 
  A genealogy newsletter published 6 times per year (to be increased to 12 very soon), which contains articles of interest to anyone researching their family history in South Africa.
• Journals & Newsletters Covering Genealogy in South Africa 

Queries, Message Boards & Surname Lists

• Ancestry.com - Message Boards - South Africa 
• South African Genealogy Queries and Surnames 

Records: Census, Cemeteries, Land, Obituaries, Personal, Taxes and Vital
(Born, Married, Died & Buried)

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission 
  They can provide invaluable information to genealogists on the location, condition, and other information regarding the Commonwealth soldiers' graves in their care. Please include International Reply Coupons when writing to them from outside Britain.
• HAGSOC: Graves and Memorials of Australians in the Boer War 1899-1902 
  This project, by the Heraldry & Genealogy Society of Canberra, aims to publish the database of burial and memorial locations of Australians who died during the second South African Anglo-Boer War of 1899 - 1902. Also included are biographies, researched by the Society, of selected soldiers from each of the Australian States.
• South African Department of Home Affairs - Documents 
  Includes information on birth, marriage, and death certificates.

Societies & Groups

• The Genealogical Society of South Africa 
  • Durban and Coastal Branch 
  • East Cape Branch 
    Port Elizabeth.
  • Free State Branch 
    Bloemfontein.
  • The Genealogical Society of South Africa eGGSA branch 
    "Virtual" branch of the Genealogical Society of South Africa.
  • Natal Midlands Branch 
    Pietermaritzburg.
  • Northern Transvaal Branch 
    Pretoria.
  • Northwest Branch 
    Potchefstroom and Klerksdorp.
  • Vaal Triangle Branch 
    Vanderbijlpark.
  • Western Cape Branch 
    Cape Town.
  • West Gauteng Branch 
    Witwatersrand.
• Genealogical Society of South Africa - Computer Interest Group 
• Huguenot Society of South Africa 
• League of Researchers of South African Historical Battlefields 
• The Port Elizabeth Genealogical Research Group 
• The South African Military History Society / Die Suid-Afrikaanse Krygshistoriese Vereeniging 
• The South East Witwatersrand Family History Society  ~ Gauteng, Republic of South Africa

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