On Saturday, the 21st of April 2018, Lizmari attended the Anglo Boer War Study day that was held at the White Church in Middelburg.
Several subjects were discussed, one of the speakers were Theo Lighthelm spoke about the History of Middelburg and the significant role certain persons played in developing Middelburg. Persons such was Pastor Alewyn Burger and his wife Janie Burger, Jack Hindon and Hendri Slegtkamp were discussed. Experts such as Albert Jansen, Annemarie Fischer, Tian Schutte, Kobus Terblanche and Corine de Jonge, Yolandi Koelemans-van Rooyen attended this event.
A few site visits were done at the Slegtkamp House, Old Cemetery, and Pan Stasie. All these places played a critical role in Middelburg in the early 1800’s. We are updating the information available and will post the updated data on www.middelburginf.co.za.
For more information on Middelburg and the History, you are welcome to contact the Info Centre on 013-243 2253 and talk to Lizzy or info@middelburginfo.com.