Thanks gmauchan....that was actually where I found her baptismal date...(took years before I stumbled across the index, which is very helpful...when you know it's there) but can't seem to find the actual record. It's also not available (NGK Venterstad for those years) on microfilm, which is odd....not sure where to go from here. Do you have any suggestions given the above?
Susarah is actually my great grandmother's sister. Have been examining this avenue to locate my great grandmother's parents, as it has so far proven impossible no matter which path I pursue to locate her (my great grandmother's) records.
Is it possible to obtain record directly from the NGK from outside the country? If so, do you know how I can best pursue this option? I've just gotten more confused each time I've looked into this option.
Thanks in advance for any thoughts or suggestions.
One more thing, I case you have any suggestions....My great grandmother (Aletta) was born around 1881. From what I understand, the Dutch Reformed church in Venterstad was formed a couple of years later. From what I can tell online, the most likely churches people from Ventrrstad would have been going to would have been Burgersdorp or Colesberg...But so far I haven't been able to locate anything in those towns either.