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From: Moireen Cary <>
Subject: Re: Naairs
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 13:08:42 -0700
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Thank-you for the info Daniel. Yes, NAAIRS is certainly the best starting
point and I don't know where we'd be without it !
Moireen


----- Original Message -----
From: "dmjacobs" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 10:53 AM
Subject: Re: Naairs


> Dear Moireen
>
> Just for the record. NAAIRS contains more than 7 million references to
> documents, files, photos etc. The personnel of the government's archival
> services are on a daily basis busy with the dataprocessing of new
material.
> (I was an archivist at the Cape Town Archives from 1988-1991)
>
> Best wishes
>
> Daniel
> Bellville: Western Cape
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Moireen Cary" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 5:55 PM
> Subject: Re: Naairs
>
>
> > I would just like to second what Mary has said. Without sites such as
> these
> > it would be virtually impossible for me to learn about my roots from
such
> a
> > distance.
> > I too grew up in Africa but moved away with my husband and our family
> > before I realised how important it is to preserve my family's history.
> > I also have very few family members alive who could assist in this
> endeavour
> > and I am so grateful to the people who regularly and willingly give
their
> > time and expertise to fellow listers such as me. I have learned so much
in
> > the past six months - not just about genealogy, but about the history of
> > southern Africa and the world.
> > Thank-you to all. Your knowledge and kindness continue to blow me away.
> >
> > Kind regards
> > Moireen Cary ( Alberta, Canada)
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mary Longman" <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2002 4:54 PM
> > Subject: Re: Naairs
> >
> >
> > > Like you, Dafanie, I cannot say enough to express my gratitude for
this
> > > site. I have not been doing this for long, but almost all my
successes
> > > started with this site. I did grow up in South Africa, but had no
> > interest
> > > in genealogy then, unfortunately. Now there are too few family
members
> > > still alive, and accessible to me, for me to get far with them.
Without
> > > this site I would not get far at all. Thanks a million to those who
> helped
> > > set it up, and even more to those wonderful people who take the time
to
> do
> > > look ups for those of us who live so far away now.
> > > If I could ever help anyone with anything here in Ontario, just ask.
> > > Mary
> > >
> > >
> > > > I have been thinking about the NAAIRS site a great deal over the
last
> > few
> > > > days and thinking how incredible a resource it is for people that
seek
> > > their
> > > > family.
> > > >
> > > > I searched for such a long time with little knowledge of where to go
> or
> > > what
> > > > to do and if I wasn't such a bloodyminded old trout I probably would
> > have
> > > > given in.
> > > >
> > > > I have been thinking how amazing it would have been in those early
> days,
> > > to
> > > > type in one of my forebears names and get 'a hit'??????????
> > > >
> > > > There are other wonderful projects and I am also extremely grateful
> for
> > > them
> > > > this is why I would like to be able to do something to help with
> > Adelberts
> > > > project.
> > > >
> > > > But I guess because I see new researchers being directed to the
NAAIRS
> > > > site - it was much in my mind.
> > > >
> > > > So I wanted to express my gratitude to all involved in the building
of
> > > this
> > > > site..
> > > >
> > > > Thank you
> > > >
> > > > Dafanie
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Dafanie GOLDSMITH
> > > > Home page http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/golden/
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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