Photos of the Johannesburg Central Library in better days, courtesy of www.2summers.net Media Statement from City of Johannesburg – 22 November 2023
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Heritage Applications are required for any structure older than 60 years as these are automatically a protected heritage resource and may not be altered without prior permission of the Provincial Heritage Resource Agency Gauteng (PHRAG). Most Johannesburg townships/suburbs date back to before 1960, so it is becoming an increasingly common requirement for homeowners and developers
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Flo Bird – esteemed founder of the Parktown and Westcliff Heritage Trust (which became the Johannesburg Heritage Foundation in 2012) – recently celebrated her 80th birthday! To honour the occasion, a wonderful tea was held at Northwards where old friends, family and colleagues came together to acknowledge the remarkable contribution made by our irresistible, indomitable,
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The Heritage Association of South Africa (HASA) is holding its annual symposium on the 12, 13 and 14 October 2023. This year’s event will be held at Kedar Heritage Lodge (located about 26km out of Rustenburg) and is hosted by the Magaliesberg Association for Culture and Heritage. The programme is packed with interesting speakers and
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We were very happy to attend the official unveiling of the Blue Plaque awarded to the iconic Freemason’s Hall in Parktown. The event took place on Sunday the 16th of July and was followed by a delightful jazz performance. Thanks to all at the Freemasons for such a cooperative experience! The text of the Blue
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Have you ever thought of becoming a JHF tour guide? Don’t miss this amazing opportunity to join our next Tour Guide Training Course – free to members! See all the details below…
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Following a very successful JHF tour to Ponte City, run in conjunction with Dlala Nje, Prof. Kathy Munro was inspired to get in touch with the last surviving architect of this iconic Joburg landmark, Rodney Grosskopff. Much to our delight, Rodney supplied Kathy with the text from a recent talk he gave on Ponte, along
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The ABSA Run Your City Joburg 10K event is taking place this Heritage Day, Sunday 24 September 2023. It’s a great initiative, so why not sign up today and help support the JHF! “We are honoured to be one of the beneficiaries of the Absa RUN YOUR CITY JOBURG 10K,” says Flo Bird, Johannesburg Heritage Foundation
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The City of Johannesburg and the Johannesburg Heritage Foundation erected a blue plaque at the Donaldson Orlando community Centre on 15th June, ahead of Youth Day on 16th June 2023 . Flo Bird and Steve Groeneveld represented the JHF at the installation . The blue plaque specifically remembers the significance of this centre in 1976 when
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Recently, a group of Grade 4 learners from St Katherine’s School attended a JHF tour at Holy Family College. They thoroughly enjoyed the experience and wrote us some lovely notes to say thank you. Well done to our Education Team – it’s so important to instill a love of history and heritage in the next
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