PUBLICATIONS
Flemmer
Family Newsletters
Steve
Herbert issue newsletters from time to time and this link will take you to the
list of the Newsletters on the site at present. If you have any item of news -
birth, death, marriage - please mail Steve.
History
of SA Flemmers Part I
In
conjunction with the Millennium Meeting, Steve Herbert also produced the first
volume of the Flemmer Family History covering the period from 1703 to 1870 that
is up to the time the family settled in South Africa.
The
Story of the South African Flemmers
Steve
Herbert and Fay Lea spent over ten years assembling the material for this book
which was published in 2006 in a limited edition. It tells the story of the family
who settled in South Africa and many of their descendants.
Steve
has agreed to the book being published on the Internet whilst retaining copyright
and asserting his ownership of this valuable intellectual property. He is also
considering making a version available on CD-ROM at a reasonable charge - if you'd
like to contact him to order a copy mail Steve.
The amount of work he and Fay Lea have put in to their research is reflected in
the fascinating detail of this publication.
The
Little Dane
The
Little Dane was written before 1937 by Anna Louise Rous (born Flemmer) 1874 -1941.
Although it cannot be called an accurate history it is a fascinating collection
of stories about her family and about our ancestors from the time of their arrival
in 1853.
We can be thankful that the original manuscript was transcribed
in 1973 by Joan Geyser (born Flemmer 1929). This made it available to the many
members of the family who have taken an interest in the family history over the
years.
Reminiscences
of Cradock
There
are two documents in this publication. Both are from the Corey Library and both
are attributed to Eliza Butler.
The background to the documents is not
entirely clear although both appear to be verbatim recording of oral history at
a time before this was made simple by the advent of the tape recorder.
The originals are hand-written and were transcribed by Steve Herbert and Fay Lea.
As far as possible they are verbatim.
Millennium
Meeting Paper
The
first Family Reunion was held over Easter 2000 and termed the Millennium
Meeting. It was really a trial run for the 150 Reunion. Steve Herbert and
Fay Lea put in a good deal of hard work to make it a real success.
The
report back of the reunion and the page of pictures can be accessed by clicking
on this Millennium Meeting link.
Steve Herbert
presented a brief paper covering the history of the family and this paper can
be accessed - see History
of SA Flemmers Part I .
Who's
Who in the Flemmer Family
Anyone
dealing with genealogy is able to establish the facts of their ancestors' existence
through birth and baptism certificates, marriage certificates, perhaps title deeds
to show where they lived, or school and alumnus records to show where they were
educated. Government archives are sometimes accessible to show the career paths
of employees and, of course, there is the finality of the death certificate.
One of the frustrating issues that they have is to try and put flesh on the
bones of the ancestors they are researching. If they are lucky there may be a
hoard of letters, perhaps a diary, sometimes photographs or portraits.
With the future researchers in mind, the thought occurred to Steve Herbert that
it would be a good idea to ask current family members to jot down some personal
details of their lives as part of the 150 Year Reunion. There was a wonderful
response and their stories are here for all to read.
Finally,
for anyone interested in Genealogy and South African families in particular, Francois
Greef has drawn up an index
which may be useful.