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This special corner of our museum&#8217;s website is dedicated to you\u2014the voices and memories of those who have grown up in the Ceres area, as well as those who hold dear memories connected them with our Valley.\u00a0 May the stories and memories you encounter here inspire and encourage you to add to your OWN STORY and MEMORIES.<\/p>\n<p>We believe that every story, every recollection, forms an essential part of our community\u2019s collective memory. By sharing your experiences, you not only preserve the unique essence of what it means to be part of this community, but you also contribute to a living archive that educates, inspires, and connects us all. We invite you to share your memories, big or small, and help us celebrate the stories that make our community truly unique.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Please send us your story and if you have photographs, or any visual materials, please feel free to add them along with your written memories. 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Ek en my 2 broers, Hannes en Schalk, het in my oupa, Schalk Pienaar se tuishuis geloseer, regoor die laerskool in Owenstraat. Vandag is daar \u2018n tuin waar die huis was.<\/p>\n<p>Ek onthou die akkerbome waar kinders sakke vol akkers opgetel het om te verkoop vir varkkos. En leivore met helder, skoon water\u00a0 waarin ons op en afgehardloop het.<\/p>\n<p>Aan die westekant van Luyt se winkel was daar die plek waar jy lekkers kon koop. Daar was \u2018n glastoonbank en al die lekkers was daarin. Vir 1 pennie kon jy 4 \u201cnigger\u00a0 balls\u201d kry of een van daardie groot plat lekkers wat ons heuningkoek genoem het.\u2019n Roomys het \u2018n tiekie gekos. Ons het egter nie baie pennies of tiekies gehad nie<\/p>\n<p>Die biblioteek was deel van die stadsaal se gebou; links op die stoep was 2 vertrekke. In die eerste vertrek was die kinderboeke en die biblioteektannie se tafel Die tafel was groot genoeg vir al haar administrasiewerk. Die boeke wat geskik was vir \u2018n sub A\u2019tjie het \u2018n halwe rak beslaan.<\/p>\n<p>In die agterste vertrek was grootmensboeke. Ek het nie juis daar gekom nie. Vir \u2018n halfkroon kon jy by die biblioteek aansluit en 2 boeke op \u2018n slag uitneem.<\/p>\n<p>Van standerd 1 af moes ons\u00a0 fietsry, want ons het musieklesse by Antie Mice (Mev. Crafford) geneem en sy het onder in Paddavlei in Du Toitstraat gebly. En ons moes die padre\u00ebls ken en gehoorsaam, want daar was Lucky. Hy was die \u201cspietkop\u201d. En dit was baie gevaarliker as \u2018n verkeerskonstabel. Jy moes links hou as jy ry; ons moes agtermekaar ry; ons moes handseine gee en stop by \u2018n stopstraat. Vir enige oortreding is jy met 2 sjielings beboet en dit was \u2018n fortuin!<\/p>\n<p>Fietse is nie gesteel nie. Jy kon dit enige plek langs die straat parkeer en daar het dit gebly.<\/p>\n<p>In 1955 het ons Staffstraat toe getrek. Die onderste deel van die straat was nie \u2018n straat nie. Dit was \u2018n ongeskraapte tweespoorpaadjie. Daar het ons in Engels leer krieket speel. Die prokureur, Johan Krige, het langs ons gebly en sy seun, Garfield, het vir ons geleer van \u201cwickets, innings, bowl, catch\u201d ensovoorts. In daardie einste tweespoorpaadjie.<\/p>\n<p>Ons het in die bos gespeel. Dit was nie gevaarlik nie.<\/p>\n<p>In die skool is ons geskei van die Engelse kinders. Hulle was in 2 Engels-mediumklasse en het nie eens met ons gespeel nie. G\u2019n wonder Engels was vir ons soos die anti- chris nie \u2013 gevaarlik en onbekend.<\/p>\n<p>Hoe meer dinge verander, hoe meer bly dit dieselfde, want daardie berg\u2026hy\u2019s rotsvas en vir altyd.<\/p>\n<p>[\/dipl_tabs_item][dipl_tabs_item title_type=&#8221;text_image&#8221; title=&#8221;Elsabe Harmse nee Bruwer &#8211; Grootword jare in Ceres&#8221; tab_image=&#8221;https:\/\/ceresmuseum.co.za\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/elsabe_harmse.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>ELSAB<\/strong><strong>\u00e9<\/strong><strong> HARMSE (NE<\/strong><strong>\u00e9<\/strong><strong> Bruwer) se onthou oor haar kinderjare op Ceres. <\/strong>Hulle was woonagtig in Plantasiestraat 10<\/p>\n<p>Onthou jy??<\/p>\n<p>Onthou jy kindwees in Ceres?, Die Dennebos, Blougat, Witels?<\/p>\n<p>Dit was die mooiste tyd.<\/p>\n<p>Die akkerbome wat soos rye soldate weerskante van die pad staan. Middae as ons van die skool af huis toe stap,\u00a0 hardloop ons van boom tot boom, omdat ons voete brand op die warm teer. En ons op ons tasse sit en gesels, ons was glad nie haastig huistoe nie.<\/p>\n<p>Ons Mamma\u2019s was tuis, die voordeur en agterdeur wawyd oop.<\/p>\n<p>Die lekker swem as ons huiswerk klaar was in Die Bos se groot swembad. Ons het altyd gepraat van die Olimpiese swembad, ek wonder&#8230;is dit n Olimpiese swembad?<\/p>\n<p>Dit het net 5c gekos!<\/p>\n<p>Desember maande was die lekkerste want dan het die mense van die Kaap kom kamp. Ek onthou n Nederlandse gesin met die van Bus. Die dogter, Berthaen as ek reg onthou haar broer, Kees.<\/p>\n<p>My pa het vir ons n tandem fiets gebou, so n rooie met wit strepies. Ons was baie trots op daardie fiets. Pappa het net een hand gehad, hy het sy linkerhand as 3jr seuntjie verloor toe hy dit in n koring meul gedruk het. Pa was die beste motorwerktuigkundige ooit!<\/p>\n<p>Onthou jy laataande se toktokkie speel en wegkruip in die voor?<\/p>\n<p>Ou Jare wat ons wegjaag omdat ons &#8220;prank calls&#8221; maak by die &#8220;tiekiebox&#8221; by die swembad.<\/p>\n<p>Onthou jy hoe dit voel om in n varsgeplukte perske te byt dat die sop so spat?<\/p>\n<p>Hoe ons mekaar met snot-appels gooi? Nou hoor ek dis persimmons en nogal duur.<\/p>\n<p>Die azaleas en ponsettias wat so mooi kon blom.<\/p>\n<p>Belmont Hotel se dieretuin waar ons die bobbejaan kon terg?<\/p>\n<p>Kleilat gooi en swaai aan die treurwilger by bie laagwater brug?<\/p>\n<p>Onthou jy?..<\/p>\n<p>Onthou jy kindwees op Ceres?&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceresmuseum.co.za\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/elsabe_harmse.jpg\" width=\"303\" height=\"491\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101465 alignnone size-full\" \/>\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceresmuseum.co.za\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/dorp_straat.jpg\" width=\"369\" height=\"492\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101466 alignnone size-full\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/dipl_tabs_item][dipl_tabs_item title_type=&#8221;text_image&#8221; title=&#8221;John Schuurman se onthou&#8221; tab_image=&#8221;https:\/\/ceresmuseum.co.za\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/JSchuurman.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>JOHN SCHUURMAN ONTHOU<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/><\/strong><strong>PAUL PERES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wyle Oom Paul, ook afkomstig van Wupperthal, was &#8216;n entrepreneur wat sy eie busdiens begin het in tye wat die kommersi\u00eble banke nie so maklik lenings aan minderbevooregte sakemanne toegestaan het nie. Behalwe sy busdienste het hy ook danse by sy werf daar in Die Gat woonbuurt gehou vir ekstra inkomste.<\/p>\n<p>Ek het as ho\u00ebrskoolleerling met sy busse gereis vanaf die CFP fabriek waar ons gebly het tot by die destydse Ceres Sekond\u00eare Skool in Lyellstraat.<\/p>\n<p>Ons het die bus wat sy dogter Annie bestuur het sommer &#8220;Kieste&#8221; gedoop. Wyle Oom Paul het geen keuse gehad as om sy busse self op die pad te hou nie. Baie kere moes &#8216;n enjin oornag uitgehaal en herstel word en weer terug sodat die bus moreoggend kan loop.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;n Stukkende flikkerlens is soms tydelik met die deksel van &#8216;n Doomblikkie vervang. Oorlewing was die wagwoord.<\/p>\n<p>Die busmaatskappy is later met die hulp van die seuns Plom, Paulie en Koos uitgebou tot &#8216;n toonaangewende besigheid in Ceres en Distrikte gemeenskap.<\/p>\n<p>Oom Paul kon met sy sterwe &#8216;n stewige nalatenskap aan sy nageslag agterlaat.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>OOMPIE JOHNNY (KEF)\u00a0 EN SY BROER PAUL PERES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hierdie twee broers is altwee afkomstig van Wupperthal en het groot impak kom maak in Ceres.<\/p>\n<p>Wyle Kef Peres was &#8216;n bouer wat verskriklik charismaties was en jou baie maklik om sy puntjie kon draai. Hy het &#8216;n baie goeie hart gehad en het baie keer meer gedoen vir sy kli\u00ebnte as wat sy betaling regverdig het, te veel dikwels was dit tot sy nadeel.<\/p>\n<p>Oompie Johnny Peres en sy goeie vriend Wyle Oom George Vergotine het altyd vertel van Nuweplaas se lekker heuningbier. Wyle Oom George Vergotine het altyd met &#8216;n traan in die oog vertel hoe lekker die heuningbier skop en dat die bye jou nog altyd die volgende more steek as die son uitkom.<\/p>\n<p>Soos hulle vertel het as mens nou oor die berg in die Koue Bokkeveld ry na Wupperthal benodig jy &#8216;n sterk hart en &#8216;n 4&#215;4 om oor die styl heuwels, berg en afdraande te ry. Ons het dan elke keer gesweer dat ons een dag saam sal gaan kuier sodra ek my eie 4&#215;4 ryding sou kry. Nodeloos om te s\u00ea, omdat ek nooit tyd gemaak het nie, ongeag verskeie bakkies (ook 4&#215;4)\u00a0 het dit nooit gebeur nie.<\/p>\n<p>Oompie Kef was baie lief vir spot en terg en kon mens nie anders as om sy aansteeklike laggie te volg wanneer hy sy gebruiklike grappies vertel het nie.<\/p>\n<p>Hy was verskriklik lief om sy Whiskey met melk te drink, sodat ons hom sommer later gedoop het as die &#8220;Man van die land van melk en Whiskey&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Hy het later en tot en met sy sterfte in Die Gat woonbuurt in Morrisdale gebly.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceresmuseum.co.za\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/JSchuurman.jpg\" width=\"261\" height=\"550\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101474 alignnone size-full\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/dipl_tabs_item][dipl_tabs_item title_type=&#8221;text_image&#8221; title=&#8221;Kosie Jansen onthou&#8230; Ceres&#8221; tab_image=&#8221;https:\/\/ceresmuseum.co.za\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/kjansen.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cEk loop vanaf die treinspoor soos jy die dorp uitgaan. Ek sien met my geestigsoog\u00a0 op linkerkant vir Wieldraai, aan my regterkant die droog skoonmakers , nog n bietjie AF sien ek die Herberg, nog n ENT AF sien ek vir Gees Supermark , nog n ENT AF sien ek die speurdershuise ,\u00a0 aan my linker kant sien ek die Majestic hotel , daar in die ry van Ceres Viswinkel sien ek vir Milky Bar kafee. Regoor die verkeersligte\u00a0 sien ek Abraham&#8217;s winkel , oor die pad sien ek vir Sammie Baum winkel, \u2018n entjie AF sien ek Van Wyk kafee , oor die pad sien ek Derellis Winkel ,\u00a0 nog n ENT AF sien ek Barclays bank , oor die pad sien ek vir Bauman&#8217;s Winkel , oor die brug sien ek die bioskop op die stoep , Min of meer waar Gaaitjie in die Muur nou is, was n Pep store Winkel , oor die pad was Uitspan kafee, oor die pad was Foshini\u00a0 en dan opper was Ceres Apteek. Nog opper was\u00a0 Luyt winkel . Dit is Soos Ek Kan onthou.<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceresmuseum.co.za\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/kjansen.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"365\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101477 alignnone size-full\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/dipl_tabs_item][dipl_tabs_item title_type=&#8221;text_image&#8221; title=&#8221;McDonaldstraat Herinneringe&#8221; tab_image=&#8221;https:\/\/ceresmuseum.co.za\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/mcstraat.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceresmuseum.co.za\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/mcstraat.jpg\" width=\"473\" height=\"266\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101478 alignnone size-full\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>McDonaldstraat 1<\/strong> :\u00a0 <strong>Troula Goosen (nee Venter)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Die Darellise wat die winkel gehad het, het oorkant ons gebly. En oorkant die stopstraat was Oom Schalk en tannie Bettie Wilson. Hy was Bauman se bestuurder. Langs ons was die Vrymesselaarsaal en aan die ander kant \u2018n oop erf met perskebome. Dit was in die sestigerjare toe my pa, JP Venter, die hoof van Laerskool Gericke was.<\/p>\n<p><strong>McDonaldstraat 1 : Suzanne Schreve<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ek het grootgeword in McDonaldstraat 1 en my ouers Mossie en Tertia McKnight Botha\u00a0 bly nou nog daar. Ons het oorkant Stephen McGregor gebly toe hy daar gebly het! Oom Gys du Toit het skuins oorkant ons gebly en die Bassons (Bennie, Danie, Heinie, Jaco en hul ouers)\u00a0 het langs ons gebly. Die Vrymesselaarsaal was langs ons aan die ander kant, maar dis nou die Shofar Kerk.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>McDonaldstraat 4: Stephen McGregor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My oupa en ouma Darellis het in MacDonald str 4 gebly. Basil Darellis bly nou nog daar.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>McDonaldstr : Remeurus Rademan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Skuinsoorkant oorlede mnr Venter se huis met groot grasperk voor.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>McDonaldstraat 8: <u>Giancarlo Bassi<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>McDonald st.8 was ons eerste huis toe ons van Chile af gekom het in 1976. Ons het langs Oom Dofie Rademan gebly. Skakel huis. Ons Pa&#8217;s het by Belmont Hotel gewerk. Good old days<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceresmuseum.co.za\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/tgoosen2.jpg\" width=\"328\" height=\"219\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101480 alignnone size-full\" \/> \u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceresmuseum.co.za\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/tgoosen1.jpg\" width=\"333\" height=\"222\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101479 alignnone size-full\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/dipl_tabs_item][dipl_tabs_item title_type=&#8221;text_image&#8221; title=&#8221;Porterstraat Herinneringe&#8221; tab_image=&#8221;https:\/\/ceresmuseum.co.za\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/porterstraat.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong><u><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceresmuseum.co.za\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/porterstraat.jpg\" width=\"387\" height=\"291\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101481 alignnone size-full\" \/><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Porterstraat 2: Ronni Mileham ( Sieberhagen)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ons &#8220;bure&#8221; was die NG Kerk, die Joodse Kerk en dan ook die Verweys. En ek en Annette Verwey is nou nog vriende en dis nou oor die 60 jaar!<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Porterstraat 8: Jonel Birch<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bewoners in Porterstraat wat ek onthou was Oom Willie en Tannie Kathleen Jonck. Mr and Mrs Peterson. Tannie Bettie van Rensburg. Al die Potgieters. Wonderlike tye.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Porterstraat 9: Marion Smit<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ek is in 9 Porterstraat gebore (1950) in my oupa J.P. Winterbach se huis wat hy self gebou het. Die huis bestaan nie meer nie.\u00a0 Daar is nou baie huise op die erf gebou want dit was destyds &#8216;n kleinhoewe. Die Sauer familie het skuins oorkant ons gebly en was vriende van my Oom Calla en Kobus Winterbach. Voor die huis en langs die huis was daar net oop erwe. Ek het elke skool vakansie daar gaan kuier tot my oupa en ouma oorlede is. Wonderlike kinderjare.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Porterstraat 34: LB Sauer<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gebore daar, intussen het ek al 15 ander huise gehuur in Ceres. My ouers in ouetehuis, ek trek eersdaags terug na Porterstraat 34, Home sweet home.<\/p>\n<p>[\/dipl_tabs_item][dipl_tabs_item title_type=&#8221;text_image&#8221; title=&#8221;Retha van den Heever (ne\u00e9 Wagener)  &#8211;   Ceres herinneringe&#8221; tab_image=&#8221;https:\/\/ceresmuseum.co.za\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/rv1.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Ons het eers by die DFB ( Sagtevrugte Raad se depot, oorkant Ceres stasie) gebly waar die boere pak materiaal kom haal het vir verpakking.\u00a0 Ons huis was basies op die hoek langsaan waar JC Services nou is.<\/p>\n<p>Al die store het verpakking geberg.\u00a0 Bale Houtwol, dan die riffel karton, die kartondose was platgevou in hoeveelhede van 20 of so iets, en daar was kassies maar die werkers moes dit aan mekaar timmer. Daar het soos &#8216;n bre\u00eb treinspoor tussen die 1ste en 2de ry store geloop waarop ons met so &#8216;n tipe waentjie met treinwiele rondgespeel het. En ons het baie gaan huise bou en wegkruipertjie speel in die store. Na die 1ste aardbewing het ons in die 2de stoor ingetrek en daar gebly tot hulle vir ons die sinkhuisie opgesit het.<\/p>\n<p>Later het ons in Potgieterstraat nr 3 (h\/v Potgieter en Du Toitstrate) gewoon. Langs ons was oom Johnnie en tannie Wiesa (hy het by Ford gewerk), oorkant in Du Toitstraat, oom Johan en tannie Engela Smit (Marietha) en agter ons die Krieglers (oom Ben).\u00a0 Juffrou Crafford (musiek Laerskool Gericke) het omtrent 3 huise van ons af in Du Toitstraat gebly en mnr Louw nog verder af. Kan nog redelik die mense van Du Toitstraat onthou. Die Visagies (oom Schalk met sy groot trokke, Schalk jnr, Ernie, Ohna), die Meyers (Antoinette), die Moutons &#8230;. goeie ou jare\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ouers Appie en Tina Wagener, Eliana, Francois en Retha.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceresmuseum.co.za\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/rv5.jpg\" width=\"323\" height=\"335\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101487 alignnone size-full\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>My pa Appie, altyd so gesit wanneer hy &#8216;n vleisie braai, plat voet. En die groen Zephyr.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceresmuseum.co.za\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/rv4.jpg\" width=\"276\" height=\"400\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101486 alignnone size-full\" \/>\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceresmuseum.co.za\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/rv6.jpg\" width=\"578\" height=\"401\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101488 alignnone size-full\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceresmuseum.co.za\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/rv7.jpg\" width=\"384\" height=\"402\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101489 alignnone size-full\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceresmuseum.co.za\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/rv3.jpg\" width=\"401\" height=\"419\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101485 alignnone size-full\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Marietjie van der Merwe, vriendin van my suster Eliana Wagener.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/dipl_tabs_item][dipl_tabs_item title_type=&#8221;text_image&#8221; title=&#8221;Vos Street Memories&#8221; tab_image=&#8221;https:\/\/ceresmuseum.co.za\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/vos5.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jos Kahn Vos street <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We lived on the eastern side of Vos Street. In the middle if the block between the Main Street and Pretorius Street, from 1944 till 1959. My first memory was that of 3 houses in that area.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Our neighbour in the southern side was <strong>Gert van Wyk<\/strong>, better known as Gert Vaatjie, and opposite him where the \u2018market\u2019 is, was a house which belonged to St Andrews Church.\u00a0 Where Dunlop Tyres is and where the police station is, were opens spaces. The corner site where part of the Shoprite complex is, was also open ground. In the middle 50\u2019s Havengas Garage built their showroom and filling station on the corner, with their workshop entrance in Vos Street. They moved there from their premises where Jet is now located. They were the<\/p>\n<p>General Motors (Chev, Pontiac, Opel, Vauhall, Oldmobile, Buick, GMC, Bedford and Cadellac ) dealers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Alongside them in the Main Street was the Majestic Hotel. It was a double story building, with the bedrooms upstairs and the public rooms (lounge, dining room, bars and bottle stores) downstairs. Looking at the property from the front, the bars and bottle stores were on the right hand side of the building, When one walked through the entrance to the hotel, and went to the back there was a large stoep and \u00a0beyond that, a large cement slab with a fountain in the middle, \u00a0where there was a regular dance held on a Saturday night, with a live dance band.<\/p>\n<p>Heading north from the Main Street, on the western side of Vos Street was the shop I. Baum and Co. It was a square single-story building with a stoep in both streets. Behind it and on the same plot, set back from the street was the reserve store for the shop. This shop was replaced when the Main Street and Vos Street were widened. This applies to virtually all the buildings in Vos Street. It was built as a general dealer shop. The next building was a long single-story row made up of a general dealer, a butcher shop and the store and office of D. Cohen and Sons.\u00a0 The building was owned by Losky Cohen. Between the Baum shop and the Cohen building there was a driveway which gave access to the back of the Cohen building where International lorries and bakkies were serviced. For my really early memory, they were agents for that make. I would assume that that was for the International tractors as well.<\/p>\n<p>Opposite I.Baum was Ceres Cash Bazaar, owned by Mr Abraham Shein. \u00a0It was referred to by most of his customers as \u2018Abrahams se winkel\u2019 .\u00a0\u00a0 The current building with Markhams in, was also rebuilt with road widening, and was also a general dealer store. Alongside Ceres Cash Bazaar in Vos Street was J.G.Rd complex, and next to that Havenga\u2019s Garage, before they moved to the corner where Shoprite now is. This double story property then became Jan Therons Garage.\u00a0 When Jan Theron built a new garage (where the Puma pumps are now) the building was demolished &amp; became part of the Reids complex. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceresmuseum.co.za\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/vos2.jpg\" width=\"227\" height=\"403\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101491 alignnone size-full\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceresmuseum.co.za\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/vos1.jpg\" width=\"324\" height=\"406\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101490 alignnone size-full\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vosstraat 28<\/strong>: <strong>Mariana Van Rooyen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ons het dit Hamletweg genoem no 28 maar dit is Vosstraat as my geheue my nie ontgaan nie. Verskeie bure het gekom en gegaan maar die Oliviers (Nico en Annelou), die Koegelenbergs en die Sieberhagens oorkant die pad het ons nog almal mee kontak. 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