Ons nuwe blog

Die Wes-Gauteng-tak het vanaf 3 Februarie 2010 'n nuwe blog. Dit is herontwerp met die volgende in gedagte:

1. Die leesbaarheid van die blog is beter, omdat met die sleepbalk by elke berig weggedoen is. Op elke bladsy van die tuisblad (home page) sal net vyf berigte verskyn. Lesers kan na daaropvolgende bladsye gaan om ouer berigte te lees. Die blog se kleure is sagter op die oog.
2. Die blog sal nie oorvol en onnet voorkom nie. U sal slegs die eerste paar sinne van 'n berig sien.  Sodoende sal 'n beter blik op die inhoud van die blog gegee word. Die res van 'n berig kan gelees word deur op "Lees verder/Read more" te klik -- soos hieronder.
   

His daughter (at school) initiated it

Kriek Fourie, our branch treasurer, started his research 9 years ago when his daughter came home from school and asked who their family was and where they had they come from. Now he has 22 000 names on his databasis.

First he started researching the Fouries and then his mother’s side, the Gerbers. Then followed:

Meeting 17 relatives after 75 years

Katheen Chaban (centre), with daughter Cheryl Chaban (left) and friend Jennifer Fraser, met family members she didn’t know she had on trip to Ireland.

So a non-drinking Winnipeg senior walks into an Irish pub and ends up meeting 17 relatives she didn't know she had.Sounds like the start of a joke, right?

Informative, lively and amusing Q & A

By Penny Evans, Blog Journalist

The West Gauteng branch of the GGSA met on 16 January 2010 at the Dutch Reformed Church Ontdekkerskruin, Philips Avenue, Discovery.

The meeting took the form of a question and answer session. Richard Ford (left), Dennis Pretorius (right) and Lucas Rinken (below left) formed the panel who answered the questions.

Members of the branch eagerly participated and the afternoon was very informative, lively and amusing.

"Speakers' Corner"

Het u iets op die hart oor die genealogie of oor die tak se aktiwiteite? Het u 'n voorstel? Publiseer dit hier vir almal om te weet.

Vertel ons daarvan. Laat almal wat hierdie webtuiste lees dit sien.

U kan hieronder u mening gee oor enigiets rakendedie genealogie. Dis ons eie "Speakers' Corner". Wat u hier skryf, is binne enkele sekondes daar vir almal wat hier kom kyk, om te lees. Hoe meer ons hier gesels, hoe beter insig kry ons almal.