Powerpoint presentations

Session 1: Keynote address

• Welcome: Prof Johann Kirsten: Chair, KDF
• Introduction of Keynote speaker: Dr David Morris (KDF)
• Keynote address: Prof Nigel Penn, UCT: “Encounters with the unknown, 1760-1860”
• Doreen Atkinson: Ancestral journeys: Key sites along the route

Session 2: The Prehistory of the Route: Fossils and Early Civilisations

• Speaker 1: Prof Bruce Rubidge: The dinosaur legacy of the Karoo 
• Speaker 2: Marinda Oberholzer: Die dinosaurus-spore van Fraserburg
• Speaker 3: David Morris: Wonderwerk Cave: Human record from the dawn of time

Session 3: Early Explorations and Encounters along the Route

• Speaker 1: Claus Riding: The travels of William Burchell
• Speaker 2: John Martiens: The magic of Witsand
• Speaker 3: Denzil Kruger: Strominge in Griekwaland, 1800-1840: Koranna, Griekwas, Bergenaars, Hartenaars, en die Oranje-rivier bendes
• Speaker 4: Mpho Molema: Celebrating the Tlhaping heritage in the Kuruman region

Session 4: Our towns and their origins (1)

• Speaker 1: Rosette Jordaan: Tulbagh en Ceres: Die beginpunt van die Roete
• Speaker 2: Marné Marais: Sutherland en die NP van Wyk Louw projek
• Speaker 3: Cora Steenkamp: Williston en die Grafsteen-roete
• Speaker 4: Jan Julies: Fraserburg se erfenis en die eggo’s van die gedwonge verskuiwing
• Speaker 5: Doreen Atkinson: The missionaries of Griquatown

Session 5: Our towns and their origins (2)

• Speaker 1: Jan Engelbrecht en Heidi Fivaz: The built heritage of Danielskuil
• Speaker 2: Doreen Atkinson: The South African War in Griqualand West
• Speaker 3: Gert Theart: Die 1914 rebellie en die tog deur Griekwaland-Wes
• Speaker 4: Dr James Liddell: Philippolis celebrates 200 years!
• Speaker 5: Rev Johannes Stuurman: The Moffat Mission – Climax of the Route

Session 6: Building the Forgotten Highway Route

• Speaker 1: Fanie Minnie: Why and how regional development works
• Speaker 2: Simo Mdala: Linking Tourism to Local Economic Development
• Speaker 3: Caroline Ungersbock: What is required for an effective tourism route?
• Speaker 4: Thabiso Macheoane: Communities of the Route exploring their own Back Yard