The Coachmans Cottage Museum as custodian of local history and culture of schools and communities in the H elderberg region History of the Helderberg region Firgrove Macassar Somerset West Strand Gordons Bay and Sir Lowrys pass ID: 766696
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The Coachman’s Cottage Museum as custodian of local history and culture of schools and communities in the H elderberg region.
History of the Helderberg region Firgrove , Macassar , Somerset West, Strand, Gordon’s Bay and Sir Lowry’s pass Peggy Heap’s book: The Story of the Hottentots Holland (1977) Lack of written local history especially of mission stations and people of colour
Harold Herman’s work in this area since the 1980’s The M ethodist Mission Stations of: Raithby , Somerset West and Sir Lowry’s pass The two museums in the Helderberg region: the Coachman’s Cottage Museum and the Lwandle Migrant History Museum The establishment of the C oachman’s cottage Museum in 2007
The Coachman’s Cottage museum collection and it’s role in documenting the history of slave descendants, churches and schools in the region Ex of slaves and missionary history: Raithby , Somerset West and Sir Lowry’s pass established by first Methodist church missionary, rev. Barnabas Shaw – copies of Harold Herman’s papers available The newly published book on the history of the Katts family of Somerset West written by Mercia and Lionel Smith – copies available for sale
CAPS Guidelines for Heritage Assignment for Grade 10 Local, regional or national focus Three-stage process Include oral history Include ideologies and debates around heritage Include research Include a Key Question
Key Question ‘How is colonial heritage memorialised and conserved in the historic core of Somerset West?’
NG Kerk
Eufees memorial
Methodist Church
Coachman’s Cottage
Learners’ Comments I did not know the Church was there until I did this project The gravel road that leads to the (NG) Church must be the only piece of untarred road in S.W. Die Kerkplein kom in ‘n arm gebied voor ... dus is die terrein nie aantreklik vir toeriste nie I wondered why the birthplace or heart of S.W. was so abandoned and uncared for
More Learner Comments Aangesien Suid-Afrika eers onlangs apartheid afgeskaf het..., sukkel mense om die koloniale erfenis in ‘n positiewe lig te sien I think that this cottage (Cottage Museum) is the best looked after Heritage Site I have seen in Somerset West. Nobody visits – why?
Ideology and Debate: The issue of Dissonant Heritage How is colonial (minority) heritage in conflict with the values of post-colonial majority rule, within the historical core? Who are the Custodians? Who should pay for conservation of colonial minority heritage sites? How is S.A. Missions Heritage in conflict with the assumptions of urban development within the historic core?