Project Register
This page contains a register of genealogical, historical or related projects which are currently active in South Africa.
If you or your organization are currently busy with a related project, and you would like to list it on this page, contact [email protected] with the details.
National Projects:
- Cemetery Headstone project
- Index to Dutch Reformed Church Baptisms
- Index to Death Notices
- Death Notice project
- Register of Genealogical Sources
- ANC and PAC Graves project
- Familia scanning project
Northern Transvaal Branch:
- Van Wyk book
- Estate Notices
Natal Midlands Branch:
- Shipping Records of European Immigrants to Natal
- Presbiterean Church Records
- Recording Pietermaritzburg Mountain Rise Cemetery Registers
- Recording Pietermaritzburg Commercial Road Cemetery
Eastern Cape Branch:
- Recording Stutterheim District Farm Cemeteries
- Recording KWT District Farm Cemeteries
- Recording Jubilee Park Inscriptions
- Photocopying Union Chapel Church Records
- Recording Monumental Inscriptions, P.E. Coastal Area
- Capturing Transkei, Ciskei, Cathcart and Queenstown Cemeteries
- Recording Monumental Inscriptions, Wilderness Heights Cemetery
Western Cape Branch:
- Capturing Cape Death Notice Indices
- Capturing Dido Valley Cemetery
Cemetery Headstone Project
Project leader: Adelbert Semmelink (National)
The aim of this project is to record all headstone inscriptions in South Africa.
See the summary of cemeteries which are being recorded and their status.
Index to Dutch Reformed Church Baptisms
Project leader: Martin Zöllner (National)
The planned completion date of this project is December 2004.
Index to Death Notices
Project leader: Martin Zöllner (National)
The planned completion date of this project is December 2004.
Death Notice Project
Project leader: Martin Zöllner (National)
The planned completion date of this project is December 2005.
Register of Genealogical Sources
Project leader: Adelbert Semmelink (National)
ANC and PAC Graves Project
Project leader: Adelbert Semmelink (National)
The planned completion date of this project is January 2004.
Familia Scanning Project
Project leader: Danie Viljoen (National)
The aim of this project is to scan and publish all editions of the quarterly journal of the GSSA on CD-ROM. The first phase of this project was completed, and the total period 1964 - 1999 has been published on CD. See theProducts page for more details.
Van Wyk Book
Project leader: Isabel Groesbeek (Northern Transvaal branch)
Isabel took over this project after Henri Schoeman’s recent demise. The basis of this work was Van Wyk names collected from voters lists. It is being augmented with other available Van Wyk data, and family relationships are added. Please send Isabel any Van Wyk names and information that you may have, especially from the Northwest Cape and the South Cape.
Estate Notices 1994 - 2001
Project leaders: Adriaan Swanepoel and Gert Kok (Northern Transvaal branch)
The Northern Transvaal branch purchased estate notices in electronic format and these are now being indexed. The aim is to publish this information on a CD-ROM, with a search facility. The information will include all estate notices published in the Government Gazette from January 1994 to June 2001.
The planned completion date for this project is January 2003.
Shipping Records of European Immigrants to Natal
Project leader: Vacant (Natal Midlands branch)
Presbiterean Church Records
Project leader: N. Bloy (Natal Midlands branch)
Pietermaritzburg Mountain Rise Cemetery Registers
Project leader: Jos von Fintel (Natal Midlands branch)
Recording Pietermaritzburg Commercial Road Cemetery
Project leader: D. Scogings (Natal Midlands branch)
Recording Stutterheim District Farm Cemeteries
Project leader: Liz Eshmade (East Cape branch)
Recording King William’s Town District Farm Cemeteries
Project leader: Liz Eshmade (East Cape branch)
Recording Jubilee Park Inscriptions
Project leader: Ria Meyer (East Cape branch)
Photocopying Union Chapel Church Records
Project leader: W. Morris (East Cape branch)
Recording Monumental Inscriptions: P.E. Coastal Area
Project leader: Liz Eshmade (East Cape branch)
Recording Cemeteries: Transkei, Ciskei, Cathcart and Queenstown
Project leader: Liz Eshmade (East Cape branch)
Recording Monumental Inscriptions, Wilderness Heights Cemetery
Project leader: H.H.J. Burger (East Cape branch)
Recording Cape Death Notice Indices
Project leader: Adelbert Semmelink (Western Cape branch)
Recording Dido Valley Cemetery
Project leader: Yvonne Robinson (Western Cape branch)