8th South Africa – Poland History Conference: On the Edge of Whiteness

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Click here to register.   Conference Details   Dr Andrew Macdonald (University of the Witwatersrand) | "Transoceanic Migration to Southern Africa in the Age of Empires” This presentation will take listeners through the ‘big picture’ of sea-born migration to Southern Africa, focusing on 1880-1920s.  Drawing from unpublished port, shipping and immigration records, we will explore […]

Invisible Years: Hiding Places

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  Click here to register. Prof. Dienke Hondius will present her “Mapping Hiding Places” project, focusing on hiding in the Netherlands, including the 27 hiding places of the family in Invisible Years. Prof. Kiene Brillenburg Wurth will focus on one hiding place—the Breeplein Church in Rotterdam—where her grandparents risked their lives to hide the grandparents […]