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One of my ancestors (a 5th great uncle from the part of the family that stayed in England) won the Victoria Cross (posthumously) during the Boer War and is buried at Driefontein. Short Bio: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8543814VC Citation: http://www.northeastmedals.co.uk/vc_victoria_cross/francis_newton_parsons.htm I have also recently discovered that I had relatives from my mother's side of the family (the part that stayed in Germany and didn't migrate to America)that fought with the Boers. At least one rode in the same Commando as Deneys Reitz http://www.tokencoins.com/boer/book/index.htm I am still tracing down all the names and other information on them. One of the big items on my Bucket List is to visit South Africa and pay my respects to my kinsmen and their comrades.
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Very interesting information, you should make it an absolute priority to go to SA.
By the way how did it come about that you taught a course in colonial Africa? I have never seen anything like that offered at a college where I live. I would have taken it in a second.
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That is SO cool! thanks for sharing with us. jorge
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Very interesting information, you should make it an absolute priority to go to SA.
By the way how did it come about that you taught a course in colonial Africa? I have never seen anything like that offered at a college where I live. I would have taken it in a second. I was working as a part-time Adjunct Instructor and a slot opened up for an 8:00 AM (none of the tenured Liberals would teach that early) Themes In World History class that allowed the Instructor to totally design the course content. It was a lot of fun to do that.
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I am a part time adjunct professor too but unfortunately my background isn't in history....
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I am a part time adjunct professor too but unfortunately my background isn't in history.... What discipline do you teach?
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I am also tracking down some more references on my mother's side that say there was an African lady in Barbados who was a relative. She was the "household manager" (read concubine) of an ancestor who ran a sugar plantation. According to the stories, she was reputed to be a Zulu princess and the most beautiful woman in the Caribbean. Who knows I might be related to old Shaka Zulu himself.
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DUDE! Minority scholarship! Minority applicant status for .gov jobs, too! You done hit da lotto, bro...
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Cool stuff there, Sean!
Does that qualify you for resident status for hunting licenses is SA?
If it does, please remember that we are closely related...
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Um, not me, man.... HBB is the dude with the connections.
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DUDE! Minority scholarship! Minority applicant status for .gov jobs, too! You done hit da lotto, bro... I was thinking more like I am heir to the throne of Zululand and now own all these thousands of hectares of land and the exclusive Royal hunting rights. Well.. a guy can dream Or I guess I could claim to be a Halfrican like Obugger and go into politics
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You got my vote, if'n a brutha can get a bail-out...
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I'll put you on the "List"
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hbb: this is some pretty cool beans....If you are heir to Zululand...let me know....I can be your prime minister....
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Ok you can be the PM. You have the leopard print drawers so you are already half way there
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HBB then you should find this rather interesting Ditsong Museums This is one of the best museums in the country and they are always willing to assist with requests for information, especially from abroad. Maj John Keene is the curator who will refer any requests to the correct department. It's the Anglo Boer War please! Them Brits came over, recognized us at the Sand River Convention and after the fact took our land that we took from other people that they took from other people. I wonder what the UN would have said about all of this? I wish paul375 would read this!!
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HBB then you should find this rather interesting Ditsong Museums This is one of the best museums in the country and they are always willing to assist with requests for information, especially from abroad. Maj John Keene is the curator who will refer any requests to the correct department. It's the Anglo Boer War please! Them Brits came over, recognized us at the Sand River Convention and after the fact took our land that we took from other people that they took from other people. I wonder what the UN would have said about all of this? I wish paul375 would read this!! Thank you for the museum link. That is exactly what I am looking for. I will be contacting Major Keene ASAP. And you are correct, I should have correctly said Anglo-Boer War.
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Just out of curiosity why do few people call it the Second Boer War or the Second Anglo Boer War? There were two of them you know. In fact I was talking to a PH and she had no idea there was a first. Any thoughts?
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