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From: Lloyd <>
Subject: [ZA] unsubscribe
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 17:51:50 +1000
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Rodger" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 9:17 AM
Subject: Re: [ZA] TV documentary on ancestry


Gey van Pittius is certainly an unusual name, but I have heard it
before -- it is not the sort of name you forget, but of course you tend
to forget the connection in which you heard it! So I looked it up in
Wilkins and Strydom's "The Broederbond", and there it was: D M Gey van
Pittius, aged 39, Vaalwater Primary School, Onderhoof, joined the
Naboomspruit branch in 1967. However, I'm sure my recollection is of
his being one of those who, like Christiaan Frederick Beyers Naudé,
started off being a very nationalist theologian but later recanted and
became a liberal. I can't confirm this feeling because he is not listed
in the index of Colleen Ryan's biography of Beyers Naudé.

Can anyone confirm this? If it is true, it would be a worthy subject
for study, and if, as seems likely, Nico is related to him, he might
like to undertake it.

On Thursday, September 11, 2003, at 04:09 PM, Gey van Pittius NC
<> wrote:

> Hi Helen
>
> Regarding your question, I am 30 years old and have been interested in
> family history since I can remember, although I have only been able to
> actively pursue this in the last couple of years. My interest may have
> been due to the fact that I have an unusual surname (GEY VAN PITTIUS),
> and I am also sure that the fact that my grandfather was also involved
> in genealogy had a lot to do with this.
>
> Have a nice day
> Nico
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Dr NC Gey van Pittius (PhD)
> US/MRC Centre for Molecular and Cellular Biology
> Department of Medical Biochemistry
> Faculty of Health Sciences - Stellenbosch University
> P.O.Box 19063 / Francie van Zijl Drive
> TYGERBERG 7505, South Africa
> Tel : +27-21-938 9402/9482
> Fax : +27-21-938 9476 or -931 7841
> http://www.sun.ac.za/med_biochem/staff/nico/index.html
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Helen Roberts" <>
>> To: <>
>> Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 12:20 PM
>> Subject: Re: [ZA] TV documentary on ancestry
>
>
>> HI Ann
>>
>> Interesting about this TV documentary, I sent them an email and they
>> phoned me this morning to tell me about it. It sounds wonderful,
>> however they want youngsters between the ages of 18-30 only. So me
>> being 43 (too old). Any way I was interested to know if there were
> any
>> young people out there who are doing ancestry research, as my kids
>> between those ages are not interested.
>> I am just curious to know now from anyone on the list.
>> Have a wonderful day.
>> Bye
>> Helen
>>
>>>>> 09/03/03 03:45PM >>>
>> Guy Spiller, a director at Curious Pictures, is making a documentary
> on
>> the
>> ancestry of present day South Africans.
>> In addition to family histories, he will also be using DNA sampling.
>> He is looking for young South Africans with an interest in their roots
>> to
>> be part of the programme.
>> If you know of anyone who may be interested please contact him at
>> or Tel: (011) 726-2828, Fax: (011) 726-2832 or Cell:
>> 082
>> 882 2187
>> Web site at http://www.curious.co.za/
>> Participants may get to travel along the route of their ancestors
>> journey
>> from Europe, India or wherever and will be paid.
>>
>> __________/\/*******\/\______
>> Anne Lehmkuhl
>> Ottawa, Canada
>> South African genealogy without borders: http://www.rupert.net/~lkool/
>
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