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Genadendal Hand Weavers

carynkaleido — Mon, 31 Aug 2020 15:56:42 +0000

Genadendal Hand Weavers is a job-creation project started by The Kraal Gallery. It is partnered with the Department of Economic Development and other parties. Locally trained women weave beautiful products. 12 Main Road, Genadendal

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Genadendal Museum

carynkaleido — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 14:38:27 +0000

A village of firsts and the oldest’s The main Genadendal museum building was erected in 1838 as South Africa’s first teacher’s training college. On display are the country’s oldest pipe organ and the oldest fire engine. There are household implements, books, tools, and musical instruments. These show the life of Moravian Missionaries in the Cape during the 18th and 19th centuries. Genadendal was also the site of South Africa’s very first kindergarten. Inside, posters tell the story of Genadendal and the mission station, hinting at why it was one of the most progressive communities in the Cape in the 19th century. In 1862, the Genadendal community took a bold stance against alcohol abuse when two liquor stores opened in Greyton. Awareness was spread in the community with a pamphlet produced at Genadendal Printing Works. It was titled “De Drank,” Translated from Dutch, it lists that drink “Brings poverty, Causes arguments, Disturbs the peace at home, Destroys the body, Deprives of reason, Hardens the heart, Leads the soul to Hell.” Kerk St, Genadendal Facebook, genadendalmuseum@gmail.co.za

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Genadendal Pottery Studio

carynkaleido — Mon, 31 Aug 2020 13:58:50 +0000

The Genadendal Pottery Studio produces unusual ceramic pieces and hand-painted tableware. The Genadendal Mission Museum started this project which is located at the Moravian Church in the Square behind the Information Bureau. Moravian church square Genadendal

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Genadendal Printing Museum

carynkaleido — Tue, 26 Dec 2023 15:49:02 +0000

Get a key for the Genadendal Printing Museum from the tourist info office across the road from the church. In 1914, the Moravian, Berlin, and Lutheran Churches in South Africa decided to join hands in 1814 to publish a joint newspaper called “Die Huisvried”.This was not the first publication of its kind from the Genadendal Press. The Printing and Publishing history at Genadendal can be traced back to 1837. The first press was an old wooden Gutenberg Press, which H. P. Hallbeck who is considered to be the father of Genadendal printing, obtained from Holland. Sadly he died shortly afterward at the age of 48. The first experimental work to be printed on the press, though, was a school timetable and the first infant schoolbook in South Africa. The press was housed in the college. In 185,9 it was rediscovered by Benno Marx who learned to operate the press. It was decided that a monthly publication would be printed, called “De Bode” The missionary Rev. B. Marx was the editor. Printing and bookbinding became an integral part of the Genadendal Training College curriculum. In 1861, the press printed the first Children’s magazine in South Africa. The magazine gained hundreds of subscribers. Other publications included schoolbooks and a children’s board game. In 1863, the wooden press was replaced by a Columbian press that had various fonts. Genadendal Printing Works was the only press in South Africa that could print musical notation. In 1884, a new Bremner press was bought. In 1960, the presses became electrified and the presses were replaced with modern machines. By 1985 publishers were able to do typesetting and graphic design on their in-house computers. However, the Genadendal printing works continued with hand compositing and letterpress printing. In 2003, the Heidelberg presses were moved to Cape Town. The original printing house is currently home to The Genadendal Printing Museum / The Printing History Museum, which was opened in 2004. Watch a short story of printing in Genadendal genadendalmuseum@gmail.com

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Genadendal training college

carynkaleido — Mon, 06 Sep 2021 11:02:38 +0000

The South African History Online claims that the oldest teachers’ training college in South Africa opened on 26 January 1896, in Wellington, in the Western Cape. Yes, indeed this college opened on that date, but almost six decades earlier, on 12 September 1838, the Genadendal Training College opened its doors; therefore the Genadendal Training College is the very first of its kind in South Africa. If one puts the Genadendal College within the context of similar institutions in the world, then it is quite significant, and definitely a phenomenal milestone in the History of Teacher Training. The history of politics and discrimination in our country led to the Genadendal College closing its doors in 1927. The closing of the college was preceded by a visit by a deputation of the Afrikaner Bond in 1899. They argued that an institution for tertiary education was not necessary for people who were not ‘so-called White’. In a petition, it was stated that: “there were enough farms in the region where they could be employed”. At that time, some of the lecturers were highly qualified educators, competent and products of the Genadendal College; and the results of the college examinations, which were drawn up by the State Department were excellent and indisputable. So the motivation for closure was not pedagogical, but purely political and out of unfounded fear that potential leaders could be trained to lead the masses to revolt against the government of the day. After the objections and pressure from the ‘Bond’, the Department of “Openbaar Onderwijs” withdrew the annual subsidy and thus blighted tertiary education at Genadendal. Consequently, the College had to close its doors. Over a period of 90 years, a total of 236 young men and women qualified as teachers. Today, the building is used as a Cultural History Museum. The Genadendal Museum became the first SA Museum collection to be declared a National Cultural Treasure in 1991.

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Khoi camp museum

carynkaleido — Sun, 26 Feb 2023 19:23:57 +0000

The word “Khoisan” is the collective name given to describe two separate indigenous groups of the South Western regions of Africa, namely the Khoi (aka Khoe) who were herders, and the San who were hunter-gatherers. They were scattered throughout the region into various tribes, each led by a traditional chief Genadendal was originally established with the purpose of evangelizing to the Khoikhoi. Some of them ended up settling in the area after being forced out of the Cape by Dutch settlers. Traditional dwellings that these nomadic people have built for centuries, were made from the plant Cyperus Textilis or Cape Papyrus. This grows all along the banks of the water streams in the Western Cape. Reeds are cut and stored until they are dry. The huts can be quickly broken down or rebuilt. An oval beehive-shaped framework made of branches stuck into the ground, which was then tied together and covered with woven reed mats. The size of a hut varied depending on the size of the family living in it. The fibre in the reeds is tough and supple. The mats made from it can be rolled up and easily transported on the backs of oxen. In winter the reeds will swell and provide a watertight shelter, while in summer they will shrink and the huts are well-ventilated. Traditionally, the reeds were pierced and woven together with the same material, which was platted into string. The missionaries encouraged the Khoi people to settle permanently on the mission station and to build permanent clay brick houses. They cultivated the land and enjoyed an enriched Christian education Khoi camp museum can be found in Kerk Street, Genadendal

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The Genadendal Hiking Trail

carynkaleido — Wed, 02 Sep 2020 09:03:59 +0000

The Genadendal Hiking Trail is a circular route over 2 days through private land and the conservation area in the Riviersonderend Mountains. It begins and ends in Genadendal at the 1738 Moravian Mission Church. The trail winds up the mountains, through a farm, where you stay overnight and then back down the next day. Enjoy views of the Overberg and the Karoo landscape around Worcester and Robertson. You will need to be quite fit and well-equipped. It can be very hot in summer, and it is wise to carry enough water. There are natural rock pools to cool off in the hot summer months, but extreme winter conditions. are not conducive to hiking this trail. Contact Cape Nature on 087 087 8250 for entry to the reserve. For permits, fishing rules, shell collecting regulations and other practical outdoor information , see the Colourdots coastal and nature use guide CapeNature 0214830190 for permits.

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