Banking on Family: What was the role of family in banking establishments during the 19th Century Cape Colony?
To kick off 2026, the Swellendam Heritage Association will be going on an outing to Riversdale on Thursday, 22 January.
Join us for our final talk of the year as we celebrate 100 years of Afrikaans as an official language.
For our August talk, your committee has invited Helena Liebenberg of the History Tracing Trust to give a talk entitled "THE DISSEMINATION OF EARLY CAPE HISTORY".
The talk this time will be on the 1914 Rebellion ("Die Rebellie") which was an uprising led by ex-Boer generals opposed to SA's entry into World War One as part of the British empire.
Invitation to Swellendam Heritage Association's AGM for 2024/2025 held in the Drostdy Schuur at 18h00 for 18h30 on Thursday 22nd of May 2025.
This talk explores Jan Smuts' legacy, his philosophy of holism, and his vision for global peace, drawing on his correspondence with figures like Einstein and Whitman.
This month we are extremely lucky to have John Illsley come to Swellendam and talk to us about Aviation Pioneers in the Western Cape.