South End Cemetery

By now people who follow both my blogs should know that I have some kind of fascination with old cemeteries, not because I have a fascination with death but because you find the most interesting things in them. Every now and then I go and wander around the South End Cemetery which is near my … Continue reading South End Cemetery →

George Rex grave

I recently paid my respects at the grave of George Rex in Knysna, I thought I'll share his story with all of you. George Rex (29 August 1765 - 3 April 1839) is generally known as the founder of the town of Knysna. He came to the Cape Colony from Britian in 1797 and held various high … Continue reading George Rex grave →

1902 Great Gale Memorial

I took some time at the 1902 Great Gale Memorial in the South End Cemetery last week and tried to imagine myself what that day must have been like. On Sunday, 31 August 1902 there were 38 ships at anchor along the then North End Beach. Rain and a south-easterly wind started to lash the bay … Continue reading 1902 Great Gale Memorial →

Celtic crosses

A couple of Celtic crosses in South End Cemetery

St Mary’s scene

The historic St Mary Cemetery in South End

Grave Search #4

This is the last of the Grave Search posts that I have at the moment. I have one more grave that I'm struggling to find, but will post that as soon as I find it. The request read as follows:"One of my wife's distant ancestors is buried in that cemetery, and I wondered how easy … Continue reading Grave Search #4 →

Grave Search #3

Grave Search #3 is a request I received from Jenny in Australia via a comment on the blog. Unfortunately She never left an e-mail address, so I haven't been able to send them to her directly. I hope you are seeing this Jenny. Jenny asked: "Hi, was wondering if you are ever back at St … Continue reading Grave Search #3 →

Grave Search #2

The second grave in my Grave Search series was a request I received not long after the first one. Indigo asked me if it wasn't possible to track down her great grandmother's grave in the South End Cemetery. After the first search I knew where to go and find the information and found this one … Continue reading Grave Search #2 →

Grave search 1

Regular readers of both my blogs probably know of my fascination with old cemeteries which leads to often posting grave pictures, specially on The Firefly Photo Files. The only reason I post most on there and not here is cause I often discover interesting grave yards in small town while on holiday and weekend outings and … Continue reading Grave search 1 →

Sacred

I am posting this for no other reason than the fact that I like the pic