The Heritage Portal Newsletter #11 2023
Arthur Edward Green - Soldier, hunter, engineer, traveller & amateur photographer
A priceless Joburg archive - Q&A with Lucille Davie
Brass Bell of the SS Mendi has been returned (archive)
Notices
Braamfontein Crematorium Vandalism
The Sandstone Easter Steam and Cosmos Festival
Help fund this Brixton Blue Plaque
Tour of Delta Park
Once upon a time at Kromdraai, Cradle of Humankind’ with Professor José Braga
Tour of The National Gallery
Storeroom Talk - The Upper Pleistocene sequence of Umhlatuzana rockshelter (South Africa)
Pioneer Museum Virtual Tour
Historic Bookshops (The Heritage Directory)
In other news
Historic buildings in Simon’s Town at risk due to neglect
City Parks responds to claims of neglect
Why Cape Town is one of the world’s most beguiling cities - CNN
Architects comment on Ocean Terminal Building demolition
Cookbook offers food for thought on SA's history and heritage
Humans May Have Eaten Giant Snails 170,000 Years Ago
Corbelled igloos in the Karoo
Ancient DNA Confirms the Origin Story of the Swahili People
The best walking tours in Cape Town
Simon’s Town Heritage Museum calling descendants of those displaced to learn town’s history
Building an Icon - Disa Park