Anna Jacoba Böeseken was born 23. October 1905 in Pretoria. She attended school in
Bloemfontein and in Cape Town and studied history at the University of
Stellenbosch (MA, DLit supervisor: HB Thom).
From 1955 until 1970 she worked at the SA Archives. Her great knowledge of the
early Cape, Dutch, and the VOC History enabled her to write a number of books
on the early settlement of the Cape.
She was a founding member of the Genealogical Society (18 June 1964 ) and its quarterly journal Familia. See photo of the founding members.
Anna Jacoba Böeseken died on 28 June 1997 in Cape Town.
| Die Nederlandse Kommissarisse en die 18de Eeuse Samelewing aan die Kaap, Argief Jaarboek, Sewende Jaargang, Staatsdrukker, 1944 Drie Eeue: Die verhaal van ons Vaderland (Co-authors: DW Kruger and dr A Kieser) five volumes Simon van der Stel en sy Kinders, 1964 Avontuur in die Vreemde, Die Verhaal van Jan van Riebeeck, Tafelberg, 1971 Jan van Riebeeck en sy Gesin, 1974 Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658 - 1700 Suid-Afrikaanse Argiefstukke: Belangrike documente, Government Printer (several volumes) The Secluded Valley Tulbagh: 't Land van Waveren 1700 - 1804 (Co-author: Margaret Cairns), Cape Town 1989 |
 Anna with her parents: Adriaan Cornelis Boeseken, 1871-1942 Jantine Eelberndina de Cock, 1866-1955 |
 Anna with her parents |
 Young Anna |
 The Graduate |
 Anna Böeseken |
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