May 2011 Phone 044-620-3338 Fax 044-620-3176 Email: [email protected] www.ourheritage.org.za Editor3B Rene’ de Kock Dear Museum Friends Issue 5 of 2011 Most Important This month the local Western Cape SAMA (South African Museums Association) The Great Brak conference took place in Mossel Bay and following the get together, the River Museum delegates were shown over the town by Pieter van Reenen and Robin Phillips Association is holding its AGM both members of Mossel Bay Heritage. The many delegates having visited the th Point Lighthouse may be interested in the geology of Mossel Bay and on the 11 May surroundings which can be found in the included article. 2011 at 2.30 pm at the museum in Amy Searle Street. This month has been a busy one for the museum personnel and several interesting research projects are underway all competing for space. Apologies The Museum is for the additional pages. open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday Another concerned reader having lived in George for many years and with and Friday their children leaving home asked what is there to do in the area on a limited between 9 am and budget. George, Great Brak River and Mossel Bay have so many clubs, 4 pm and on associations and organisations covering many many activities. Besides the Wednesdays from many interesting local walking trails, there are regular outings organised by 9.00 to 12.30 pm. the museums, the friends of the museums and heritage and service associations, arts and crafts. Hopes next fund It depends on what one is interested in. Come in and spend a morning viewing raising “Hands the history of our little museum with its large photographic exhibition and On” crafts together with our museum and information people, we can put you in touch workshop will be with just about anything. in May and will be held at the Great Following Easter, the weather changed dramatically and our local Outeniqua Brak River Museum on mountains have had their first snow fall. Botlierskop Private Game Reserve’ th has released news of an interesting “Walk with Lions” and also announced that Tuesday 24 another baby Rhino has made its appearance. The little guys name is following the ‘Kubudirira’ which means ‘The Future’ in Shona. crafts festival. Please call Hope de Also in the news was that bones that were discovered near Mossel Bay about Kock on 18 months ago which indicate that elephants were probably roaming the 044 6205124 or Western Part of the Southern Cape when Bartolomeu Dias visited our shores in 083 378 1232 1488. for full details. Elephants did indeed roam much of the Western Cape and there were many other wild animal aspects that are generally unknown. Watch out for details in the near future. THE BI ANNUAL CRAFTS The GBR museum and information office is in urgent need of funding EXHIBITION and this can be provided in a small way by paying your annual WILL BE HELD membership fees and which will also provide you with an email copy AT THE MUSEUM of our monthly news letter. Individual Membership R30.oo, Family FROM THE 16th Membership R40.oo, and Corporate Membership R100.oo. For a to the printed and posted copy please add R 40.oo. You can also pay for 21st MAY. membership via our web site, www.ourheritage.org.za GBR MUSEUM NEWS LETTER MAY 2011 Page No. 1 A number of very important events are taking place this month. Many items will be on sale. 1) The MUSEUM’S AGM takes place on the 11th May at 2.30 pm in the Great Brak River Museum following which tea will be served. Come along and Short of a book communicate your ideas and help the museum with its transformation into to read the future. Pre-owned books 2) During the week 16th to 21st May, the museum will be open each day on sale in the from 9.30 am to 4.00 pm (Saturday 3.00 pm) with the ARTS and CRAFTS Museum FESTIVAL. Shop….Every week day morning Entrance fee R 10.oo per person, accompanied children under 12 free. and afternoons when the museum is open. Morning Tea, Scones and Strawberries will be available from the “Pelton Wheel” Proceeds go to museum funds Art Film of the classic A photograph from a previous craft festival featuring some of the toys. musical-TOMMY -1 May- Daily Demonstrations on Craft Making @ 11.00 am THEATRE@BRAK. Pewter work The Department of Quilting Water Affairs and Advances in Fabric Painting Forestry reports that during the last week Card Making in April 2011, our Decoupage Wolwedans dam Modern Jewellery water level is 72.5% full. 3) On MUSEUM DAY 25th May, the museum will be open all day and in addition will be celebrated by a special evening event. It is the ‘International Year for People of African Descent’ and we will be showing a collection of pictures from the early days of Great Brak River highlighting the people of ‘African’ descent and their relation to full enjoyment of economic, cultural, social, civil and political rights, their participation and integration in all political, economic, social and cultural aspects of society, and the promotion of a greater knowledge of and respect for their diverse heritage, Die NG Kerk, in particular its intangible heritage and its culture. Grootbrak het elke Dinsdagoggend om 4) During the evening around the theme OUR MUSEUM and MEMORY. We 7h45 ‘n oefenklassie vir will take you back into the past to invoke an interest in some old style seniors bo 50. Indien u entertainment at a Bioscope evening featuring something that we have all belangstel om te kom forgotten. saam oefen, kontak Piet Snyman by 044 620 3053 GBR MUSEUM NEWS LETTER MAY 2011 Page No. 2 Vuurvliegie-Projek Die Vuurvliegie Projek se hoofdoelwit is om ‘n The firefly project's main objective is to gemeenskap te skep wat omgee vir mekaar en vir create a community to create caring for each mekaar bid. other and to pray for each other. Die naam Vuurvliegie is gekies omdat ‘n klein liggie in ‘n donker nag mense hoop te kan gee. Die leuse is dan ook: “Wees lig,gloei vir Jesus” Die projek is November 2006 in Groot Brakrivier gestig. en is begin deur Lizette, Marietjie Loots en Dassie Barnard. ‘n Ma,dogter en ouma span. Die projek het in die afgelope paar jaar talle skenkings en hulpverlenings gedoen, onder andere die volgende: 2007 Buiten die byeenkomste is daar is uitgereik na Trauma Kamer/Slagofferondersteuning by die Groot Brak Polisie Stasie; die Operasie Mobilisasie span by Klein Plaas, Ubuntu Bedieninge en Powertown se slagoffers na die vloede. 2008 Die komitee kon ook help om brille, klere en saad in te samel vir die Lesotho sending uitreikprogram van die NG Kerk Groot Brakrivier en hulp verleen aan die Wolwedanshuisprojek. Dit was vir die komitee ook heerlik om die “Vat-hande-projek” wat Elna Terblanche se inisiatief is, te kon ondersteun toe Tony Noble in Fremersheim opgetree het by ‘n byeenkoms vir die plaaswerker gemeenskap en die mense in Fremersheim. 2009 Die komitee kon die DVD “Escape from Hell” aan die Jeugsentum by die Mosselbaai Gevangenis skenk op 30 Oktober 2009 ‘n Skenking is gemaak van grys skoolbroeke aan Groot Brak Primêre skool, Volwassenes se klere aan die Deo Gloria Projek, Groot Brakrivier en boeke aan Pacaltsdorp Sekondêre skool en Groot Brak Sekondêre skool. 2010 Die Diepkloof Kleuterskool by Outeniqualand het op 14 Julie 2010 tydskrifte ontvang van RNA in George. 2011 FRIEMERSHEIM PROJEK Benodig: Ou Tydskrifte, kinder- en ander boeke vir ‘n biblioteek by die skool, wit papier om op te teken. Wol, breipenne,hekelpenne,borduurgare, materiaal ens vir brei en naaldwerkklasse vir kinders en seniors. Kontak Susan Le Roux, sel: 0835651537 of tel: 044 6966885,epos: [email protected] Die Vuurvliegie Projek is werksaam in Groot Brakrivier, Mosselbaai en George. Hulle bewusmakingsveldtog geskied dmv sms veldtogte en om by byeenkomste mense in te lig en eposse te stuur. Vir meer inligting kontak: Lizette Loots, selnr: 0823322342 of Marietjie Loots by telnr: 044 6202166 of sel 0731831847 GBR MUSEUM NEWS LETTER MAY 2011 Page No. 3 What’s in and around the museum in Great Brak River this and the coming months? Month & Description Supported Contact person provisional date by Pre-owned books on sale in the The Museum for The museum May Museum Shop….Every week day. museum funds Both English and Afrikaans books 044-620-3338 available from R4.oo each Great Brak River Museum th Museum The museum 11 May Association AGM 044-620-3338 Followed by a Tea Museum GENERAL May Art and Craft Festival ENQUIRIES 16th to 21st Hope de Kock: With a Daily Demonstration on 083-378-1232 Craft Making @ 11.00 am Pewter work Quilting Advances in Fabric Painting Card Making Decoupage Modern Jewellery GENERAL Museum th International Museum Day ENQUIRIES 25 May Nisde McRobert @ Exhibition of Photographs 044-620-3783 “Our Village People” An Evening of Entertainment GENERAL th Museum ENQUIRIES 25 May Local History of Film and Nisde McRobert @ 6.30 pm Photography 044-620-3783 Pre-owned books on sale in the Museum Shop….Every week day. The Museum for The museum June museum funds Both English and Afrikaans books 044-620-3338 available from R4.oo each NEAR BY 12th & 13th “Flight for Birders” bird Birdlife South Contact Elaine at Africa [email protected]. May identification course by Anton See za or Odendal at Great Brak River page 11 028 –316 1105. June Mossel Bay Heritage Mossel Bay Jack van der Lecq Heritage 044-620-4220 Association AGM For more details on what’s on in our area email Hennie & Rene with a request for their news letter: [email protected] GBR MUSEUM NEWS LETTER MAY 2011 Page No.