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eGGSA Graves

At last we have got the new graves website done and available:  graves.eggsa.org

I have done my best with the help of Riana le Roux and Corney Keller.

I have had to transfer all the photos to the new webserver and then, using program scripts, transfer all the captions and descriptions from the old database to the new one. I cannot guarantee that every item has been correctly done but I believe that 98% is correct.

It was quite a job!

The photos are now available grouped by their Province each of which has a search function to help searchers find the grave they are looking for.  We know that many of the images are sideways on and we will be working on correcting those. Please report any other problems you encounter by sending me a link to the problem, Richard Ball

Please do continue sending any edits, as well as new grave photographs to us, we will attend to it as soon as we can, Riana le Roux  

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Genesis - inhoud van die uitgawes tot op datum

Lynn Couperthwaite het die lys van artikels in Genesis, eGGSA se kwartaallikse joernaal cum nuusbrief, opgedateer sodat dit nou vanaf die eerste uitgawe van 2004 tot die laaste uitgawe van 2024 loop.

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Judi Meyer - Rest in Peace

Judith Susanna Hendrika MARAIS 1951

It is with great sadness that we have to inform you that Judi has passed away after a short illness. When we got the call this morning we had no words and were not ready for this farewell.

Judi joined eGGSA in 2009 and straight away volunteered to take on the role as GENESIS editor. When we started our Facebook page, she was the first to put her hand up. From the beginning Judi became an integral part of our management team.

Judi will be remembered for her joy for life, her passion for genealogy, her positive attitude, her willingness to help others with their research, her readiness to take on the next challenge and always being prepared to help. Judi we are going to miss you. We have today lost a respected genealogist, team member, friend and confidant.

Our sincerest condolences to her husband Jan, the children, grandchildren, family and friends. 

All at eggsa.org

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BMDs from the Natal Witness for 1846-1885

natal witness

Michael Scogings has now completed his indexes of BMDs from the Natal Witness for 1846-1885 inclusive, which are the issues he has access to.

He will now turn his hand to the early issues of the Natal Mercury, to further fill in the gaps until the start of civil registration in Natal in 1868.

A huge vote of thanks to Michael for this mammoth task.

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