The Genealogical Society of South Africa was started in the 1960s to encourage the study of genealogy and family history. The Computer Interest Group was formed in 1989, and initially helped beginners in the use of computers for genealogy..
The main means of communication for members of the Computer Interest Group is the GENEALOGY.EUR conference on the Fidonet BBS network. This Web page is a new venture, opened on 7 August 1996, so there's not much here yet. Watch this space, there will soon be more. If you would like to see a complete list of current pages at this site, go to our main index page.
But in the mean time there are some links below to sites that have some very useful information on genealogical computing. You can contact us by phoning one of the following bulletin boards and looking for the International Genealogy Conference (GENEALOGY.EUR):
Johannesburg: Goldfields BBS - Tel (011) 393-3624
Durban: Al's Place BBS - Tel (031) 467-0244
Port Elizabeth: The Catalyst - Tel (041) 51-3406
Herold (George): Diakonos BBS - Tel (0441) 81652
Cape Town: NCS BBS - Tel (021) 930-2752
If you don't have a modem, you can telnet to bbs.neverending.com
Please sign the guest book, and let us know what kind of material you would like to see here.
Links to other sites on the Web
Albany Museum, Grahamstown
Society of Genealogists, England
Genealogical Society of South Africa
Roots SF - download software, lots of links
Journal of Online Genealogy
GENTRACE, A Genealogy Research Organization in Wales, UK
For more links to genealogical sites, please see our Links Page
This site is still under construction
Please be patient - we are adding new material
If you find these pages interesting or useful, go to the SA Webchart and vote for them! If, on the other hand, you find them useless, you can always vote against them.
If you have not voted before, you will first have to register. This involves filling in your name and email address. You will be mailed a password immediately, enter the password, submit the form and then all you need enter in future is your email address.
Updated: 1996-09-16