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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-
• 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
NO Profiles in the Body of this project please
NO Profiles in the Body of this project please
• 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.
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.