Boers (/ bʊərz / BOORZ; Afrikaans: Boere; [ˈbuːrə]) are the descendants of the proto Afrikaans -speaking Free Burghers of the eastern Cape frontier [2] in Southern Africa during the 17th, …

Mar 27, 2025 · Boer, (Dutch: “husbandman,” or “farmer”), a South African of Dutch, German, or Huguenot descent, especially one of the early settlers of the Transvaal and the Orange Free …

The Boer republics (sometimes also referred to as Boer states) were independent, self-governing republics formed (especially in the last half of the 19th century) by Dutch-speaking inhabitants …

Oct 5, 2017 · In order to give an unwearisome history of the modern Boer’s ancestors, a general outline of the settlement of the Cape will suffice. The history of the Boers of South Africa has …

Jul 31, 2018 · Using the strategies from Facing History is almost like an awakening. The Boers, semi-nomadic farmers of Dutch descent, often lived in impoverished conditions due to social …

Boers or Afrikaners are the descendants of European immigrants (Dutch Calvinists, French Huguenots, German and Belgian Protestants) that had been settling in the South‑African …

A BOER FAMILY. by IAN S. UYS. Countless biographies have been written about men who shaped the events and history of their time. Rarely, though, has a specific family's contribution …

What does the name Boer mean? The Danish surname Boer has the same entomology as the German / Jewish name Bauer. It was essentially a status surname, meaning either "peasant" …

Boer (De Boer), a Dutch Mennonite family, descending from Hans Baur (Bauer) and Anna Willener, Swiss Mennonites, who migrated in 1711 from Oberhofen, Swiss canton of Bern, to …

Oct 8, 2024 · Several factors motivated Boer families and individuals to emigrate to Australia after the war: War and British Victory: The British victory in the Boer War led to the formal …