Tarkastad archive
Stories held in Tarkastad's buildings and people
Photographs, documents and memories gathered from the streets, homes and workplaces of a historic Karoo town, kept for residents, researchers and visitors.
The record
Buildings, photographs and oral histories
Historic buildings
Architecture that carries the town's past
Sandstone walls, pressed-metal ceilings and deep verandas shape the streets of Tarkastad. The archive records these buildings with their dates, owners and uses where they are known.
Oral histories
Memories told in people's own words
Recorded conversations with long-standing residents preserve the everyday detail of work, weather, schooling and celebration. Each account is shared with the speaker's consent.
Family photographs
Family albums from across the district
Black-and-white and colour prints from family collections show farms, shops, school days and gatherings. Owners keep their rights, and each image is credited.
Add your photograph, memory or local knowledge to the community record
Every contribution is reviewed before it is published, and you keep control over how your name and material are credited.