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Heather MacAlister

Genealogist + Channel Manager at Ancestry24


Born 22-11-1960 in Kenilworth

Founder: Cape Town Family History Society; She started the Cape Town Family History Society, which began at her home with a meagre five people and had grown to 65 members by 2004.; Has published ten books in digital format and was privileged to help excavate bodies from the controversial Prestwich Street Cemetery (near Somerset Road, Cape Town).; Researcher for the South African TV series Who do you think you are

Contact details

heather@ancestry24.co.za

O: (021 - 4688957)

M: 082 808 2251


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Heather MacAlister's Professional details

Current Position(s)

Channel Manager | Ancestry24 | Ancestry24
Cape Town | 2005 - present

Previous Position(s)

Secretary + Debtors Clerk | Tupperware Cape Town (Cape Able Sales)
South Africa | 1977 - 1985

Educational history

Secondary

Norman Henshilwood (1977)
Springfield Convent of the Holy Rosary

Achievements

media exposure

Rapport | 2010

Om die dooies te laat praat

5FM | 2009

Who do you think you are?

Archival Platform | 2010

Preserving our heritage

Simonstown.com | 2009

Admiralty House Simon's Town - book review

24.com | 2009

Ancestry24 takes St George's Cathedral records online

South Africa Info | 2004

Many agree that the best starting block for South African research is Ancestry24.com, developed by Cape Town commercial family history researcher Heather MacAlister, who also runs the Cape Town Rootsweb newsgroup.

Rapport | 2010

Spoor nou grafte op met die internet

Cape Gateway | 2011

Genealogy has been Heather MacAlister's passion for a long time. So when media group Naspers approached her to run a new ancestry site fro them whilst including the material she already had, she thought. "How lucky can you get; to do what you love and paid to do it?

News24 | 2009

Heather MacAlister, of Ancestry24, spent hours assisting researching archives for information of the various celebrities included on the show.

Parent24 | 2009

Expert on Parent24

Magazine | Greeff Properties | 2008

Greeff Properties

Magazine | BBC Magazines | 2008

Article on Tracing your South African Ancestors

CD | Ancestry24 | 2007

Compiler and producer for Prof. Robert Shell

Magazine | Future Publishing UK | 2005

Article on Tracing your South African Ancestors

CD | Scribes Ink | 2003

Publisher

CD | Scribes Ink | 2003

Publisher

CD | Scribes Ink | 2003

Publisher

CD | Scribes Ink | 2003

Publisher

Other Achievements

Who do you think you are South Africa | 2009

Genealogy researcher for the TV series

Activities

Memberships

Archival Platform

Member

Cape Town Family History Society

Founder, 2001 - present

Genealogical Society of South Africa

Member

Van Riebeeck Society

Member

Association of South African Archivists

Member, 2009 - present

community

Wynberg Old Boys Melodrama

Leading Actress, 2009 - present

School Fund Raiser


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