MONTHLY MEETING: 20 SEPTEMBER 2008

Date: Saturday, 20 SEPTEMBER 2008;

Time: 14:00 to 16:00;

Place: Dutch Reformed Church (NG Kerk), Ontdekkerskruin, Phillips Avenue, Discovery, Roodepoort (Map below);

Subject: The History and Research at Braamfontein Cemetery;

Presenter: Alan Buff, Regional Manager, Parks and Cemeteries, Greater Johannesburg Metropolitan Council.

Short CV:

Alan has the training portfolio at the Johannesburg Parks Department. He trained in the United Kingdom, specialising in Cemeteries. He has been responsible for the design of a number of our newer cemeteries and is an advocate of changing the concept of burial grounds as places for the dead to places for the living.

Entrance Fee: R5,00 for refreshments.

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(SOURCE: Mail and Guardian Online)