Archive of Videos and Audio Recordings of Talks by Various Presenters to the Association Over the Years.

The Dead Will Arise

The tragic story of the great cattle killing by the Xhosa nation, a millenarian movement that finally broke the power of the Xhosa under colonial rule

The Horstery of the Boer War

The play on words in this title gives us a clue about the subject. This is an account of the important role the horse played during this war

A short History of Swellendam

Swellendam Heritage Association Committee member, Hennie Steyn, gives a short talk on the history of the town of Swellendam situated in the Western C

''An Adventure of a Lifetime to Antarctica on a 111-Year-Old Tall Ship'' by Tielman Roos

'An Adventure of a Lifetime to Antarctica in November - December 2022 on a 111-Year-Old Tall Ship' by Tielman Roos

The 1914 South African Rebellion

An instructive presentation on the cause of the 1914 Rebellion and its outcomes by John Illsley - 19 June 2025

Talk by Hermann Giliomee - The Rebellions of Graaff-Reinet and Swellendam of 1795

The Rebellions of Graaff-Reinet and Swellendam of 1795 and a brief comparison with the transition in South Africa in the early 1990s