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Ancestor.co.za - Family Tree and Genealogy search for South Africa

South Africa's premier ancestry and genealogy research website. Free access to search all records. Order death notices online.

FAK-GENEALOGIELESSENAAR

Die Genealogielessenaar is in Januarie 2020 gevestig om by te dra tot die bewusmaking en bewaring van persoonlike familiegeskiedenis as onderbou van algemene kultuurerfenis veral met fokus op diens aan FAK-vriende, maar ook tot diens van die algemene publiek. Dienste: 1) Grafiese 'Ons Familieboom'; 2) Opleiding en raad mbt genealogiese navorsing in RSA oa beginnerskursus; 3) Navorsing oor RSA-voorouers en opbou van databasis; 4) Genealogie- & Familie-Erfenisfees / Genealogy & Family Heritage Expo. The Genealogy Desk was established in January 2020 to contribute to raising awareness and preserving personal family history as a foundation of general cultural heritage, with a particular focus on service to FAK friends, but also on service to the general public. Services: 1) Graphic 'Our Family Tree' 2) Training and advice on genealogical research in RSA including beginner's course 3) Research on RSA ancestors and database building 4) Genealogy & Family Heritage Festival / Genealogy & Family Heritage Expo.

Gendata - Tuisblad van Daniel Jacobs

Web site of Daniel Jacobs. Includes: indexes on important sources of relevance to South African genealogical research; links to free resources; information about his research including his book on the Vosloo family.

GenDatabase

South Africa’s biggest online Genealogy Research service, offering members access to more than 500,000,000 transcribed Genealogy-related records. Information mainly consists of records for the past 100 years, although we do provide millions of external records from the mid-1600s to the mid-1900s.

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

[The original link is broken. This link points to an archived copy on the Wayback Machine]

German Genealogical Research in South Africa

Genealogical website for Germans who have emigrated to South Africa since the 1600s. There are descriptions of various groups that emigrated to South Africa, as well as lists of names and passenger lists to help you find your ancestor.

Links to useful websites - eGGSA branch of the GSSA

A collection of useful information for research related to South African genealogy.

Mole's Genealogy Blog

A blog for anyone interested in South African genealogy research, with useful tips on sources and procedures. Topics include dating photographs by costume and studio, how to make the best use of deceased estate and other archival files etc, well-illustrated by photographs. Links to other useful sites offered. Author an experienced genealogist in the South African and other fields.

MyHeritage - South Africa $

MyHeritage has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.

South African Family History

Learn the tips and tricks that professional researchers and genealogists use to uncover South African Family Trees.

South African Family History and Genealogy

Anne Lehmkuhl's web site contains information of interest to people researching South African ancestors/descendants, such as how-to guide, resources available, surname database, etc.

South African Genealogy

A practical site for those researching their South African roots. There is a DataArchive, passenger lists, info on wrecks, emigrants, as well as beginners tutorials and links to other useful websites.

South African Genealogy

From Conrod Mercer, past president of the Genealogical Society of South Africa.

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.

The South African Genealogist

A blog for anyone interested in South African genealogy or history. Regular features on things that would have affected our ancestors, discussions on heritage and interesting tidbits gleaned from hours spent in archives and libraries.

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