Veertien toekennings

Veertien lede is die afgelope naweek by die Genootskap se algemene jaarvergadering in Pretoria met toekennings vereer. Hulle is:

ERE-LIDMAATSKAP

Johan André Heydenrych (Jarelange diens aan die GGSA op nasionale vlak).

GENEALOOG VAN DIE JAAR

Alexis Charles Fuchs (Du Toit-register). Hieronder oorhandig die president, Hendrik Louw, die toekenning aan hom.

TOEKENNING VIR UITNEMENDHEID

1. Rachel Mercia Nepgen (Oos-Kaap-navorsing) en
2. Frederick Jacobus Myburg (Myburgh-register).

MERIETE-TOEKENNING

1. Helena Claudina Jooste (Kroonstad-konsentrasiekamp-projek) en
2. Elsie Maria (Elria) Wessels (Kroonstad-konsentrasiekamp-projek).

PRESIDENT SE EKSTRAMYL-TOEKENNING

• Wes-Gautengtak:

1. Jacob Rudolph Jacobus (Japie) Bosch;
2. Celia Baylis;
3. Richard Ford;
4. Robert (Bob) Saunders en
5. Johan André Heydenrych

• Noord-Transvaaltak:

1. Margaret Natalie Lodder en
2. Frederik Jacobus van Wyk

• Vrystaattak:

1. Johan Jacob Pottas

Nuwe nasionale uitvoerende komitee

Die nasionale uitvoerende komitee van die Genealogiese Genootskap van Suid-Afrika vir 2010/2011 is die afgelope naweek by die algemene jaarvergadering in Pretoria gekies.

Hulle is:

AMP	NAAM
President	Hendrik Louw
Vise-president	Petro Corjees-Brink
Nasionale Sekretaris	Leoni Barnard
Nasionale Tesourier	Andre Heydenrych
Addisionle Lid (GGSA-webtuiste)	Dirk Bloem
Gekoöpteer (Familia)	Richard Ford
Gekoöpteer (Omnibus)	Johan Pottas
Gekoöpteer (Tegnologie)	Johann J v Rensburg
Gekoöpteer (Skakeling en Bemarking)	Rentia Landman en Corrie Evert
Gekoöpteer (Huidige Projekte)	Dennis Pretorius

Die Wes-Gautengtak wens almal geluk en sien uit na 'n jaar van goeie samewerking.

Sommige lede van die nuwe NUK. Hulle is van links af: André Heydenrych, Dirk Bloem, Leoni Barnard, Hendrik Louw en Petro Corjees-Brink.

Annual report, 2009

Last Saturday Charmain Lucas Rinken submitted his annual report to Annual General Meeting (AGM). The coming Saturday the same report will be considered at the AGM of the National at the Voortrekker Monument, Pretoria. Various matters are addressed. Its worth reading.

Hobby-X, 2010: a lot of thank you's

By Lucas Rinken, Chairman

This year's show was a GREAT SUCCESS! Possibly the best we have ever had in the years I have been involved.

The big difference was that our branch bought a computer projector and used same to good effect. Whereas in previous years, we sat at the back of the stand with my computer and our database and people had to queue around us there, often filling the store and with a limited number of people being able to see the display, this year the computer was in the front of the stall projected onto a large screen at the back of the stand where everybody INCLUDING passers-by could see and get interested.

Warm wenk: kry boedelbesonderhede só

Die boedelbesonderhede van ‘n persoon is vir die genealoog van groot belang, omdat dit drie waardevolle dokumente bevat: ‘n sterftekennis, ‘n testament en ‘n likwidasie- en distribusierekening

Hoe kry ‘n mens dit?

Dennis Pretorius verduidelik hieronder.

Donate a book today

This is the 10th year of our branch's existence. We've been challenged by Dennis Pretorius to focus on 10 things. One of his proposals was to add 10 items to the library each month. We can each participate by donating or lending books we don't need to the branch's library. The time to start is now by bringing an item to our meeting today.

If you read this e-mail after the meeting do not despair. Contact Graham Southey at 011/87-4842 and commit by bringing the item(s) at the very next opportunity.

The Hobby-X success

Report and Photographs by Penny Evans, blog journalist

From 4 to 7 March the West Gauteng branch set up an exhibit at Hobby X, held at the Northgate Dome in Johannesburg.

Amid the many stalls featuring arts and crafts, power tools, state of the art sewing machines, model electric trains and ultra efficient juicing machines, our genealogy exhibit stood out as being different.

Her ancestors, Lucas Rinken and e-SAGI were serious business.

Nuusbrief: Maart 2010

Neels Coertse het pas die tak se jongste nuusbrief die lig laat sien.  Hy gesels alte lekker oor die tak se aktiwiteite die afgelope maand. 

Klik op "Full Screen" hieronder om dit te vergroot. Wees geduldig terwyl dit laai.
Nuusbrief: Maart 2010

Die geheim van aanhalingstekens

"Aanhalingstekens."  Vier klein merkies wat jou baie frustrasie kan spaar.

'n Mens hoor aldag hoe mense iets op Google gesoek en dan derduisende moontlik antwoorde gekry het.  Wie kan of wil nou deur die spul gaan of het die tyd daarvoor.

Die oplossing vir hierdie probleem is aanhalingstekens.

2010: Year of Family Fun

Report and photograph by Penny Evans

Enthusiastic Dennis Pretorius.

The year 2010 will be the "Year of Family Fun" for the West Gauteng Branch of the GSSA, Dennis Pretorius declared at the branch's latest meeting on 20 February.

Dennis spoke about the branch entering its tenth year of existence. The branch was formed on 10 February 2001. He is one of  three founding members still involved in the branch's activities. The other two are Barbara Bouwer and Margaret Humphries.

Dennis called on members to focus on what the branch could do to celebrate the completion of its first decade. He suggested, with input from Japie Bosch, the following:

Besoek aan Noordwestak: 17 April 2010: Moenie dié een misloop nie

Die Wes-Gautengtak se volgende maandvergadering behels 'n besoek aan die Noordwestak in Klerksdorp op 17 April 2010.

Dit sal 'n uiters leersame dag vir enige genealoog wees, gemeet aan die program, soos hieronder weergegee.

Lede word versoek om met John Stephens, mede-vise-voorsitter en sekretaris van die Wes-Gautengtak, te skakel om reisreëlings te tref, in die besonder om saamrygeleenthede te skep. Sy besonderhede is in die regterkantlyn.

Vir diegene wat op hul eie wil reis: die byeenkoms word gehou by die Klerksdorp-museum, gehuisves in die ou tronk. 'n Padkaart verskyn hieronder.

Tyd	Persoon	Aanbieding
09h00	Verwelkoming
09h30	Hendrik Louw	President, GGSA
10h30	Prof Christo Viljoen	Hugenote-vereniging van SA en GGSA
11h30	Prof Francois vd Westhuizen	Genetika vir Genealogie: Benadering en Beginsels
12h30	Isabel Groesbeek	Praktiese Wenke
13h30	Isebelle Krause en Virginia Vetten	LDS, Rekords en Stelsels
14h00	Johan Wolfaart -- Oorlogmuseum	AngloBoere-Oorlog: Periode-drag

Klik op die kaart om dit te vergroot.

Daar is 'n verskil tussen uitsluiting en vrystelling

Die beoogde Wet Op Die Beskerming van Persoonlike Inligting is vir menige mens doenig met die Genealogie ‘n kwelling. Daar is bekommernisse in hoe ‘n mate genealogiese inligting voortaan ingesamel of selfs geopenbaar mag word.

Hierdie Wetsontwerp sal by GGSA se Algemene Jaarvergadering (AJV) in Maart 2010 aangespreek word. Neels Coertse, ‘n praktiserende prokureur met meer as 30 jaar regservaring en ‘n lid van die Wes-Gautengtak, sal ‘n referaat daaroor lewer. Hy was vroeër nege jaar lank ‘n advokaat.