Contemporary history experiences of Kallie de Beer: Stories of my grandpa and- mother about the Anglo Boer War. The family link to the diamond related and seventh adventist church de Beers. Farms in the Free State's little towns and trips abroad. Research in contemporary history of South African diplomacy and the change of the former South African Army into a peacekeeping force in Africa and additional academic research in casu open distance e-learning.

Wednesday, February 06, 2008

DE BEERS DIAMOND PHOTOS




Dirk De Beer, standing next to the grave of Johannes Nicolaas De Beer. The inscription on the tombstone reads: Graveyard of Johannes Nicolaas De Beer. Born 6 December 1830. Died 20 June 1883. Owner of the farm Vooruitzicht on which diamonds were discovered in 1871 and on which Kimberley is situated..."

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