The prodominantly used genealogy numbering/ordering system in South Africa was developed by C. de Villiers and later C. Pama. It uses the letters of the alphabet as well as numbers. While it may take some practice to figure out how to “read” it, once you understand the idea behind it, it is easy to understand. Click [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Methodology’
August 12, 2006
Beginning with a song… part 1
In the classic, The Sound of Music, Maria (Julie Andrews) sang: “Let’s start at the very beginning; It’s a very good place to start.”
I have been thinking about what I would advize as the ‘best’ place to begin doing South African genealogical research. It is an interesting thought that probaby has a different answer depending [...]
