Members will be given the opportunity to discuss their problems, needs, sucesses, etc. with other members and possibly obtain guidance from the more experienced members.

Subject will be anounced later

1. Everyone's contribution to genealogy is important, no matter in what form it is, as long as we can record and save it for posterity.

2. Such saving means that the information should be published or in one way or another and placed in public domain.

3. It thus helps when genealogists work together with additional data and the correction of errors.

See our Branch Website for more information at  http://www.westggsa.blogspot.com/

The branch will be visited by Fanie Blignaut, National Cordinator of the project and Peter Moss, who has been the main driving force behind the project for many years and will give a talk explaining how the data is collected and processed. A demonstration will also be given showing how the locations of the cemetries are recorded on Google Earth. Fascinating use of current technology!

Elder Charles Barber, voluntary responsible for the upkeep of the Film Library, will share his expertise and experience with our members. Those who use these excellent facilities regularly, will know that Charles or "Charlie" as we affectionately know him, is the "prime" source of knowledge re these films and can be relied upon to find solutions "where all else fails"!

Don't miss this important talk right from "the horses mouth", to use a gambling term! 

Our branch will visit the SA Military Museum adjacent to the Johannesburg Zoo

Venue: LDS Church Complex, Phillips Avenue, Discovery - See our Branch Blog for a map to the venue at www.westggsa.blogspot.com

Speaker: Richard Y Ford, editor of Familia, quarterly journal of the Genealogical Society of South Africa.

Venue: LDS Church, Philips Avenue, Discovery, Roodepoort.

Commencement time: 14:00.

Speaker: Johann Ahlers

See Branch Blog at  http://www.westggsa.blogspot.com/ for more details and map of how to get to the venue.

Our presenter has been researching his British and Scottish forebears since 1999. People who know him also know that he is like a terrier in his pursuit of the names Scott and McDonald.

Dennis surmises that his interest in and links to the British Empire stem from him having been born in the year of the Royal visit to South Africa – 1947.

Presenter: Dennis Pretorius

Our presenter is a Commercial Genealogical Researcher and especially helps adopted children to trace their biological parents.

West Gauteng Branch Details

All email messages should be addressed to westgauteng@ggsa.info, from where they will be redirected to the responsible committee member for the necessary attention. Our postal address is:

PO Box 794
Randpark Ridge
2156

The West Gauteng Branch serves the Witwatersrand area of Gauteng and surrounding areas.