Farmer's Weekly (South Africa)
Going back to the past made easier
The bicentennial anniversary of the arrival of the 1820 Settlers has piqued the interest of many descendants, and websites and Facebook groups are abuzz with photographs, queries and replies. In this digital era, researching your ancestors is relatively simple.
GENEALOGY WEBSITE
The website 1820settlers.com is a free genealogy resource dedicated to the settlers and their descendants ( see FW, 26 June). Its goal is to build a complete and accurate record of all the 1820 Settlers and their families.
Users can do advanced searches for ancestors, families, settler parties, letters, ships, gravestones, birth certificates and more.
The Facebook page bit.ly/ 1820Settler has more than 9 000 members with discussions, announcements, downloadable files, a list of available books and other resources.
Questions pertaining to any significant historical occurrence or person are shared, and many of the responses and answers make remarkable reading.
A GRAVE BUSINESS
The electronic branch of the Genealogical Society of South Africa, eggsa.org, is a must for anyone who wants to find out more about their ancestors. It has an online shop where members can buy the various publications of the society, as well as a number of other genealogical, historical and cultural publications.
The online library has a cemetery recording project whose aim is the systematic recording of gravestone inscriptions in South Africa.
returned to the Henbase Lodge to discuss the day’s outings.
Day two
On the morning of 11 March, the group visited Erhard Prinsloo‘s Dreamworld Beefmasters near Ermelo. Also on display here were a number of bulls belonging to Jacques Ferreria of Scheepersvlei Beefmasters, in the same area. Thereafter, the group departed for Igwa Beefmasters, owned by Jannie van der Meulen, near Ermelo.
farmer automatically enhances fertility, adaptability, hardiness, growth, milk production and good temperament, all of which add to the bottom line of a beef production operation.
The Beefmaster Cattle Breeders’ Society of South Africa wishes cattle farmers all the best for the upcoming season.
• Phone the Beefmaster Cattle Breeders’ Society of South
Africa on 051 410 0935.