‘n Merkwaardige uitstalling van prentposkaarte van hoe die ‘ou George’ gelyk het, gaan van 1 tot 10 Oktober 2016 in die George-Museum te sien wees. Die versameling is oor dekades byeengebring deur ds Pauw Steyl, ‘n seëlversamelaar van Heatherpark. Van ongeveer 1900 tot by 1930 was dit hoog mode om prentposkaarte te stuur, en poskaarte…
Pewter Ware and Metal Restoration
It is quite by chance that found out about a local metal restorer from Great Brak River named Jane Ehrman. Her business is called Pewterworx . I am very happy with the work done on my old butter dish. Jane a qualified restorer who has been certified by the South African Institute for Objects Conservation….
Remarkable waistcoat at the George Museum
This waistcoat, on display at the George Museum, is the finest example of a rare few which have survived in South Africa. It has been claimed, but not proven, that it belonged to Adrianus Gysbertus van Kervel, Landdrost of George in 1811.The style of the waistcoat was the typical of the fashion in England during…
Our Living Heritage
Living heritage means the intangible aspects of inherited culture, and may include cultural tradition, oral history, performance, ritual, popular memory, skills and techniques, indigenous knowledge systems and the holistic approach to nature, society and social relationships