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Aka:  Church of the Vow, Voortrekker-Museum Built:  1840-1841 : 1911 Original church (photo 1910).¹ Timeline Pietermaritzburg was founded in October 1837. The name is composed of the names of Piet Retief and Gerrit Maritz . Before the name Pietermaritzburg was given, the area was known as  Boesmansrant  (Bushman's Ridge). Pietermaritzburg was the first permanent congregation established by the Voortrekkers. A congregation was indeed founded at Winburg—however, it was a "Trek" (mobile) congregation. In 1839 Pietermaritzburg became the capital of the short-lived Republic of Natalia. From L-R: Ds. Erasmus Smit (1778-1863), Gerrit Maritz (1797-1838), Sarel Cilliers (1801-1871), Piet Retief  (1780-1838), Andries Pretorius (1798-1853) . The first minister to serve the Trekkers was the Reverend Erasmus Smit . During the trek, he held two worship services on Sundays and was also responsible for the catechism of the Trekker children. His wife, in turn, provided schoolin...

Built: 1960s Architect: Unidentified Image source: Property24. Artist's impression. Advertisement for 1, 2, 3, and 4 bedroom apartments, including garages, a rooftop terrace, extensive gardens, and staff quarters. (Die Hervormer, 1962)

Full name: John Eustace Fannen Lifespan:  1834 England - 1905 Belgium Occupation: Natal pioneer, surveyor, magistrate, advocate, judge. Family:  Married Etheria Goldwina Gower (c.1848 - ?) in 1868. They had 12 children. Brother of  land surveyor, Thomas Fannin . Brother of  Marianne Edwardine (Edda) Fannin (1845 Ireland - 1938 Heidelberg, Transvaal, naturalist and artist. Young Fannin (Geni) Photo from the cover of "The Fannin Papers" Timeline Biography In 1845, the Fannin family emigrated from Dublin to the Cape. After two years in Cape Town (1847) they were transported to Natal by Dick King, and settled in the Midlands, some 30 km north-east of Pietermaritzburg. Their farm was named The Dargle, after a place which Thomas Sr. had known in Ireland. They were one of the earliest settler families in the region and derived their income mainly from cutting timber on the farm. John became a clerk and interpreter at the Magistrate's Court in Ladysmith, and later at...