Absolutely nowhere! It is utterly unique and precious -- just reading this made me feel so homesick, after I stopped screaming with laughter and wiped the tears from my eyes. I so regret I never jotted down all the priceless exchanges of this nature that I've overheard over so many years (but have lived in Jo'burg for 25, only get to visit CT about once every two years). My mother did her 'midde' (midwifery training) in the early 1960s at the old Peninsula Maternity Hospital just a block or so down from Roeland Street, when old District Six was still a thriving, bustling community. There must still be many people alive today who she 'caught' at their birth. The first part of their training was in PMH itself, but the second half included district nursing, or home attendance of births. My Mom says it was one of the most wonderful experiences in her life, and how safe she always felt at any hour of the day or night if she got called out to attend a birth, or a 'bevalling', as it's called in Afrikaans. Neighbours would hang about watching for the coming of the midwife and yell: "Daa ko' die nursie met die kysie nou". She has many stories to tell about her year there and I keep asking her to write them down, she keeps promising, but I wonder whether she ever will. I must sit her down with a tape recorder... The old PMH is now a student hostel for the Cape Technikon (or whatever Techs are called these days). Regards Maureen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Heather MacAlister" <heather@genealogy.co.za> To: "Editor" <editor@jcci.co.za>; <SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: 12 March 2004 11:55 Subject: [South-Africa-Cape-Town] Cape Nostalgia This is so typical of the Cape - I don't think anywhere else in South Africa there is a culture as unique as this. kind thanks Heather Heather's South African Genealogy Help List www.genealogy.co.za The 1902 Municipal Voters Roll of Cape Town - Districts 1 to 6 The 1878 Voters Roll for the Cape is now available with tens of thousands on names !!! 1805, 1829, 1835 and 1849 Cape Almanacs now on CD The Juta's Directory of 1900 which lists residents of Cape Town from the City Bowl until Simonstown. To view our catalogue go to www.genealogy.co.za/scribes.html Cape Town Family History Society www.genealogy.co.za/socweb.html ----- Original Message ----- <SNIP>

Maureen I was born in the old Kingsbury Hospital - my mother said that shortly after the shock of me being born and arriving looking like a gorilla, as I was covered in fine black hair from top to toe as well as mop of thick black hair on my head, and also being the 5th born daughter - the Coons stood outside the her bedroom window and played "Jenuarie, Feburie, Maart. April, Mei, June, July.................... A Capie I am and will always be... Heather Heather's South African Genealogy Help List www.genealogy.co.za The 1902 Municipal Voters Roll of Cape Town - Districts 1 to 6 The 1878 Voters Roll for the Cape is now available with tens of thousands on names !!! 1805, 1829, 1835 and 1849 Cape Almanacs now on CD The Juta's Directory of 1900 which lists residents of Cape Town from the City Bowl until Simonstown. To view our catalogue go to www.genealogy.co.za/scribes.html Cape Town Family History Society www.genealogy.co.za/socweb.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Editor" <editor@nafcocjcci.co.za> To: <SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 12:55 PM Subject: Re: [South-Africa-Cape-Town] Cape Nostalgia > Absolutely nowhere! It is utterly unique and precious -- just reading this > made me feel so homesick, after I stopped screaming with laughter and wiped > the tears from my eyes. I so regret I never jotted down all the priceless > exchanges of this nature that I've overheard over so many years (but have > lived in Jo'burg for 25, only get to visit CT about once every two years). > > My mother did her 'midde' (midwifery training) in the early 1960s at the old > Peninsula Maternity Hospital just a block or so down from Roeland Street, > when old District Six was still a thriving, bustling community. There must > still be many people alive today who she 'caught' at their birth. The first > part of their training was in PMH itself, but the second half included > district nursing, or home attendance of births. My Mom says it was one of > the most wonderful experiences in her life, and how safe she always felt at > any hour of the day or night if she got called out to attend a birth, or a > 'bevalling', as it's called in Afrikaans. Neighbours would hang about > watching for the coming of the midwife and yell: "Daa ko' die nursie met die > kysie nou". She has many stories to tell about her year there and I keep > asking her to write them down, she keeps promising, but I wonder whether she > ever will. I must sit her down with a tape recorder... > > The old PMH is now a student hostel for the Cape Technikon (or whatever > Techs are called these days). > > Regards > Maureen > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Heather MacAlister" <heather@genealogy.co.za> > To: "Editor" <editor@jcci.co.za>; <SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: 12 March 2004 11:55 > Subject: [South-Africa-Cape-Town] Cape Nostalgia > > > This is so typical of the Cape - I don't think anywhere else in South Africa > there is a culture as unique as this. > kind thanks > Heather > > Heather's South African Genealogy Help List www.genealogy.co.za > The 1902 Municipal Voters Roll of Cape Town - Districts 1 to 6 > The 1878 Voters Roll for the Cape is now available with tens of thousands > on names !!! > 1805, 1829, 1835 and 1849 Cape Almanacs now on CD > The Juta's Directory of 1900 which lists residents of Cape Town from the > City Bowl until Simonstown. > To view our catalogue go to www.genealogy.co.za/scribes.html > Cape Town Family History Society www.genealogy.co.za/socweb.html > ----- Original Message ----- > <SNIP> > > > ==== SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN Mailing List ==== > SCRIBES Ink. Publishing > www.genealogy.co.za - Genealogy Books on CD > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > >