BLOOD OF THE HUGUENOT – Part 1: The Beginning
One faith. One name. One man.This is the Huguenot path—from the fires of France to the light of the Cape….
Genealogy
THE DORSLAND TREK – Part 5: Into the Wild
The camp was quiet, the wagons huddled close together in a rough circle. Night had fallen, and the fire flickered…
THE DORSLAND TREK – Part 2: Farewell at Bethal
Since Pieter Jacobus (1868) had made his decision to join the Steyn family on the Dorsland Trek, fewer words had…
THE DORSLAND TREK – Part 1: Whispers of the North
In the second half of the nineteenth century, many Boer families in the South African Republic (Transvaal) stood at a…
The Dorsland Trek – New Discoveries
For our family, there was no living memory left to guide us. There were no grandparents or great-aunts who could…
The Missing Branch
I was born as Susan Vorster, but many might not know that my birth name should have actually been Du…
Shadows in the Family
As I looked through the few records documented for Jan Vorster, I suddenly noticed that he disappeared from records again…