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Prince Albert Kweekvallei -
written by the Prince Albert Writers' Guild
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My
name is Ailsa Tudhope
I
am Prince Albert's resident story-teller and a registered tour guide ...
Give me a ring or read
on to find
out more:
023 5411 211
e-mail: story@storyweaver.co.za
visit my website at
www.storyweaver.co.za
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The Ghost Walk
 Join me for
a pre-dinner walk around
the streets of the village, in the company of the Ghosts of Prince Albert.
We set out at dusk and wander through the streets
as darkness descends. I tell tales about characters who have lived in the
village over the years - and the ghosts who don't want to leave!
R40.00 per adult R20.00 per
schoolchild
ALL YEAR ROUND
Times: October - March 18h30
April - September 18h00
1 ¼ hours
Booking essential - contact
Ailsa at 023 5411 211
visit my website at www.storyweaver.co.za
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Prince Albert Stories
I
can join you over a pre-dinner drink at your guest house to tell stories about Prince Albert -
how we came to have this intriguing name, experiences from the Anglo-Boer War,
our Gold Rush, how the Swartberg Pass was built and anecdotes about
curious characters who have graced our village.
The programme includes entertaining
yarns, little known facts, good laughs and a couple of ghost stories. 1 hour.
R40.00 per adult
R20.00 per
schoolchild
Booking essential - contact
Ailsa at 023 5411 211
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The Historical Walk
Meet some of the people who made Prince Albert
what it is today, including Zacharius and Dina De Beer, who arrived in 1762, Carel Lotz who
built the Prince Albert Gables during the 1850's, Thomas Bain, creator of
the Swartberg Pass and Dr Piet Luttig - a Boer War Rebel. See well-preserved examples of
Karoo cottages, Victorian homes and various National monuments. 1½
hours.
R40.00 per adult
R20.00 per
schoolchild
contact Ailsa at 023 5411 211
e-mail: story@storyweaver.co.za
visit my website at www.storyweaver.co.za
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Thomas Bain |
prince albert images
Local
story-teller Ailsa Tudhope and photographer Sheila Coutouvidis have
combined their talents to produce:
prince
albert images
With over 120 pictures,
interesting facts and compelling stories - all easily accessible in a
colourful website format, this cd rom, the first in a series, will
provide countless memories for Prince Albert visitors.
prince
albert images includes:
Alberts Mill, Architecture, Art, Churches, Farms, Gardens, Graveyards,
Gay's Dairy, History, the Museum, Outa Lappies, the Saturday Market,
Shops and Spaza's, the Swartberg Pass, Water, the Weavery, Tannery and
Library. A useful bibliography highlights books and articles about the
region.
The
cd is available at numerous outlets in Prince Albert or by mail. Priced
at just R70.00 (including packaging and postage in South Africa) this cd
brings Prince Albert to your computer ...
view
extracts by clicking here
e-mail:
story@storyweaver.co.za to place your order
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A fascinating background to the village of
Prince Albert
The
Karoo town of Prince Albert
sits comfortably at the foot of the Swartberg and provides an important
the gateway to the Great Karoo. First settled in 1792 by Zacharias de
Beer who was granted a loan farm for grazing purposes, it grew to become
the town known today for its singular lifestyle. From the rock art of
the Khoisan people to the unique architectural legacy in its
furrow-lined streets, history shows that the indigenous people, medical
men, unique and eccentric characters, parliamentarians, bounty hunters
and church leaders have all grafted their intellectual and creative
synergy onto the town.
The
inspiration continues: ‘Prince
Albert – Kweekvallei’, is published by the Prince Albert
Writers’ Guild, a membership of ten, all lovers of the written word
and experts in their own particular fields, who have sourced material
from their own libraries and that of the local Fransie Pienaar Museum.
Comprising 126 pages, the well-researched text is liberally illustrated
with old photographs, maps and drawings to entertain the reader. An
unusual photograph of the main street from the late 1800s appears on the
cover.
PRINCE
ALBERT
–
Kweekvallei
Published
by: Prince Albert Writers’ Guild
and
sold at the Fransie Pienaar Museum
phone:
023 5411 172
e-mail:
fransiepmuseum@lantic.net
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