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Tag Archives: NG Kerk
Changed Lives for an old church
While in the UK I have photographed a number of churches and cathedrals during my travels. They can be very beautiful buildings and the weight of ages does hang heavily on many of them. Back in South Africa I never really … Continue reading
Posted in Churches and Cathedrals, Heritage, Personal, Photo Essay, South Africa, West Rand
Tagged Church, NG Kerk, Ontdekkers, Veranderde Lewens, West Rand
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Bethlehem. 16/17-11-2011
My family has ties to Port Elizabeth and Bethlehem, but it is to the latter that I can relate more. My grandparents and most of my mothers family lived there at one point. The biggest employer in the town was the … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, Personal, Photowalks, South Africa
Tagged ABW, Bethlehem, Free State, Loch Athlone, NG Kerk, Pretorius Kloof
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Heilbron. 16/17-11-2011
On the 16th of November I went down to Bethlehem to rediscover some of my roots, and along the way I passed the sleepy little town of Heilbron. It’s almost midway between Bethlehem and Johannesburg and has a wonderful old … Continue reading
Posted in Cemetery, Churches and Cathedrals, Heritage, Personal, Photowalks, South Africa, War Grave
Tagged ABW, Cemetery, Concentration Camp, Free State, Heilbron, Kromellenboog, NG Kerk, Wolvehoek
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