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…
South Africa
The Departure of the Kuiper Family
On 7 November 2025, exactly 70 years after the SS Zuiderkruis arrived in Cape Town, after departing from Amsterdam on…
Built Where The Steel Was
In 1928, Dr. Hendrik van der Bijl started a state organization in terms of the Iron and Steel Act, No…
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…
The Mystery of Jan Vorster
Before he became known as Jan Vorster, the founding father of the South African Vorster family, he was someone else….
October 1955: Voyage Of The SS Zuiderkruis
It was on the morning of 21 October 1955 that she watched her parents close the door to their home…