BACK IN TIME: Cecilia Johanna Steyn (1872–1918)
Antoinette’s paternal great-grandmother; Susan’s maternal great-great-grandmother In the late nineteenth century, the interior of southern Africa was a region of…
South Africa
BLOOD OF THE HUGUENOT – Part 2: Under One Roof
One faith. One name. One man.This is the Huguenot path—from the fires of France to the light of the Cape….
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 4: Trails of Sorrow
The fires in Ghanzi were dying out. For a few short weeks, the limestone wells had given us rest. Our…
THE DORSLAND TREK – Part 3: Die Dors
The Sixth Dorsland Trek In January 1893, Pieter Jacobus Vorster and his wife, Cecilia Johanna Steyn, left their home in…
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…