PLETTENBERG BAY NEWS - Plettenberg Bay historian Mike Kantey is set to delve into the history of the Griqua people next month during the latest event organised by the Van Plettenberg Historical Society.
Kantey, who is also a researcher, book editor and producer of limited-edition works in the Watermark Press series, said for most commentators of the coastal holiday town of Plettenberg Bay, the Griqua community amounted to only one particular group based in the village of Kranshoek, just off the Airport Road towards Knysna.
He added the true history of those known by that name for over 150 years, however, was far more complicated and, like the Scottish clans, involved different patriarchs at different times in different places.
Adam Kok
The prominent clans are those of the first Adam Kok, and the later Waterboers and Le Fleurs. The places where they found temporary refuge included Piketberg, Hopetown, Philippolis, Kokstad, with them only arriving in Kranshoek as late as the 20th century.
"This talk will make a rough sketch of these personalities, events, and locations in order to give the audience a rare glimpse of how history is not confined to one man or one category of race, class, and religion, but is always the result of a dynamic flow in fortunes and favours," Kantey said.
The event will be held at Emily Moon's James Room on 19 September from 18:00. Tickets are R300 and will include a selection of Emily Moon's artisan pizzas.
Tickets can be booked on Quicket or at Barney's Kiosk at the Market Square shopping centre.
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