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South West Africa
BACK IN TIME: Pieter Jacobus Vorster (1868–1949)
Antoinette’s paternal great-grandfather; Susan’s maternal great-great-grandfather During the second half of the nineteenth century, southern Africa was a region of…
BACK IN TIME: Willem Johannes Vorster (1941–2021)
Antoinette’s father; Susan’s maternal grandfather During the twentieth century, southern Africa moved through war, colonial rule, apartheid, and finally democracy,…
BACK IN TIME: Anna Johanna Dorothea Nel (1911–1996)
Antoinette’s paternal grandmother; Susan’s maternal great-grandmother In 1911, the world stood on the brink of substantial change. Within a few…
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 Mother Who Left
Anna Johanna Dorothea Nel, born 11 June 1911, was my paternal grandmother. I saw her only once in my life….