Archival Sourced Profiles in South Africa- MAIN PORTAL

The main aim of this project is to act as an umbrella project for the different archives in South Africa. The aim is to add as many sources from Archives on all profiles to add value to the profile and Geni in particular.

This umbrella project do not have added sources or profiles

Please park them here-

• Only SOURCES to be linked to provincial projects underneath.
• Transvaal Archives TAB
• Free State Archival VAB
• Natal Archival NAB
• Cape Town KAB

• Find and link sources on profiles ALREADY on the big tree • Help the users to learn and find sources to build their tree further and in doing that, extent the World tree on Geni. • Explain the different research facilities in South Africa and give links to them. • Add the different Archives in South Africa under this umbrella with links where the source can be parked. • Only SOURCED profiles with sources obtained in relevant institutions that were find in- 1. Archives 2. Cemeteries 3. Church records, etc. • TO BE USED. • If no other picture is available please use the project pictures to draw attention to the profile and/or source

• When researching we often find we need to leave behind some individuals that just simply "do not fit" in the tree yet. Please place then to thess projects where relevant -
• Source documents of Strays found in South Arfice
• Lost and found

NO Profiles in the Body of this project please

NO Profiles in the Body of this project please

• Always add sources to the profiles and make a note in the More about section
• On the profile page under project add this project.

1. The 1st step to search for death notices in South African Archives is to follow this link where you will find a lot of detail. http://www.national.archives.gov.za/naairs_content.htm
2. Here you will find sub search machine available but only if you are clear and with a very good knowledge of the Archive, you only click on the last heading SEARCH.
3. You will get this block

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• News on NAAIRS • Introduction to NAAIRS • NAAIRS databases • Explanation of information categories (paragraph names) in record format • Acronyms and names used to identify archival repositories (depots) and contact details • Source codes • Types of archives • Structuring NAAIRS search queries • NAAIRS Help Guidelines • Search

This will again bring up a list where the best will be to type the surname and/or maiden name in block 1 and a name or names in block 2. If you have a province it is the best to go to the relevant province. • We will only concentrate on the provinces as that is where you get the best results and you can use one of two links to search there first.

• In short we will only be using the Main Archives that is searchable for estates, cemeteries, Anglo Boer War, etc. • The archives to get Estates, death notices, wills, etc will be the main archives and the reference numbers.

Sources that obtained from eGGSA can be found for by members of eGGSA http://www.eggsa.org/ • Graves • Estates • Church records. • Archives • Baptisms • Marriages

If you have the reference number of the estate, you can go to- Once you have the ref number you can go to http://www.eggsa.org/

You can also go here

Cape Province - https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/331262?availability=Family%...

Transvaal - https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/188051?availability=Family%...

Pietermaritzburg (Natal) - https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/229462?availability=Family%...

OVS - https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/195564?availability=Family%...

We will add the relevant links to the project where you can add the source attached to the relevant project profile.

• Also jump back to these projects that can help you a lot with how, what and what not-
• South African Genealogical Reference Centre
• Source Documents of Strays found in South Africa
• Lost and found portal
• Transvaal Sources and Documents
• How to use NAAIRS for electronic retrieval of documents