Western Cape Branch
Western Cape
Branch Details
The Western Cape Branch is located in Cape Town, and serves the Western Cape and surrounding districts.
Postal address: P.O. Box 4674, Tyger Valley, 7536
All hardcopy correspondence should be sent to this address, from where it will be redirected to the committee member concerned for the necessary attention.
Events programme
Members meet every second Saturday of the month, unless mentioned differently. (Dates and topics is subject to change)
Notice of Monthly Meeting Date Saturday 13 February 2009 Time 14:00 Place Goodwood Library Hall, Church Street Speaker Adinda Vermaak (née Cillié) Adinda is a Curriculum Advisor at the Western Cape Department of Education. In 1993 she obtained a MA degree in history. The subject of her thesis was the history of Kuilsrivier 1652-1905. In 2004 she published Kroniek van ’n kontrei: Die verhaal van die NG Kerk Kuilsrivier Subject Die Verseboek van die Bosmans These poems were written between 1773 and 1814 on farms in the Bottelary near Kuilsrivier. Also included are five prayers by Isak Bosman written at the Coperberg in Namakwaland where he died in 1790 under unexplained circumstances. The poems were written by Susanna Bosman (née. de Villiers) and her daughters Susanna Johanna Schabord (née Bosman) and Maria Margaretha de Waal (née Bosman). The poems are, amongst others, about personal experiences such as the death of a child and the death of a parent, earthquakes they experienced; problems in the church and rhymed versions of the fiery repentance sermons from the pulpit.
Please contact our Chairperson, Andrew Kok (082 5006758) with enquiries. Everybody interested is welcome to attend. List of members
The most recent list of paid-up members of our branch can be viewed by clicking here. Please report to us any errors or omissions you find there, by email or by phoning the Treasurer direct.
Office Bearers
- President: Andrew Kok - tel. 082-500-6758
- Deputy President: David de Klerk - tel. 023-342-8044
- Secretary: Ria van den Heever - tel. 021-930-1525
- Treasurer: Glenda Raad - tel. 021-683-5506
- Cemeteries project: Wanda Botes - tel. 021-402-2239 or 084-279-9442
- Editor of Capensis: Sasa Malan - tel. 021-887-4487
- Capensis distribution: Max White - tel. 021-785-1650
- Active exhibitions & Promotions: Mariana Olivier - tel. 021-557-4355
- General & Library: Simone Kay
- General & IT: Erik Eloff - tel. 021-889-9088
- General: Eugene du Toit - tel. 021-592-6002
- Country Districts: David de Klerk - tel. 023-342-8044
Library
- To see what books and other publications are held in our library have a look through the inventory inventory.
- Hard copy of most of our branch’s quarterly publication Capensis (see also below) which in fact started off merely as a branch newsletter in 1991, are also held there. Enquiries concerning the (limited) availability and possible ordering of certain back issues can be directed to weskaap@ggsa.info or to our Treasurer. To assist you in this please see the index to the articles that appeared in the journal from 1991 up to and including 2005.
Capensis
- Hard copy of back issues of these journals from 1/2000 through 4/2007 (click here to view the contents pages) may be ordered by contacting our Treasurer. The price per copy, inclusive of postage, is R15.00 for members of our Branch and R20.00 for non-members. Details of our Branch's account are: Bank - Nedbank. Account No - (-please get the acc number from weskaap@ggsa.info ). Branch - Tyger Valley. Branch code - 103-910. Upon receipt of a copy of the deposit slip, either faxed to 021-671-1463 or else scanned and Emailed to her, she will arrange for the issue of your choice to be mailed to your address.
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While issues 1/1991 through 4/2001 are unfortunately not yet available for distribution in digital format as PDF, we're redoubling our efforts to have this done and hope soon to have facilitated digital availability to you of all material found in Capensis from inception right up to date. More about this later.
