Potchefstroom experienced its post festive season slump in the first week of January 1913 when a Special Edition of the Potchefstroom Herald shocked the residents from their stupor. I wrote an article about this for the Centenary Edition of the Herald, published in May 2008. (Click here to read more stories from Lennie).
BOOK REVIEWS
Parallel experiences and narratives in the histories of South Africa and of Ireland, and the ways in which the stories of pain and of hope are shared by storytellers who guide visitors in museums and heritage sites in each context, make for an important and timely comparison. The authors reflect, in the closing pages of this book, on the relevance of museums in the twenty-first century.
BLUE PLAQUES
This cottage was a barn to the Goodwin family that owned the whole block. This building was located 3 stands down and was moved to this position. Mrs Audrey Elizabeth Postma had a passion for old buildings and moved into the Goodwin House, with her family, in 1971. Mr Hilton sold the run down barn to Audrey for R50. They moved the structure stone by stone repositioning each stone in its exact position.