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Item Open Access Inhoud - Contents(National Museum, 2016-11)Item Open Access Research at the National Museum(National Museum, 2016-11)Item Open Access Ek, Goliath Yzerbek(National Museum, 2016-11) De Graaff, Bart; Botes, MariannaI, Goliath Yzerbek. In 1834 five German missionaries of the Berlin Missionary Society travelled into the wild interior of South Africa to work among the indigenous people. They were granted land for a mission station near the Riet River in the current Free State Province by Adam Kok II, Paramount Chief of the Griquas in Philippolis. After a difficult journey and harrowing experiences the missionaries named their new mission station Bethany - Hebrew for "House of the poor" or "House of misery". They did not know that this land was part of the farm Brandewynsfontein and actually belonged to Chief Witvoet and his Regshande, a nomadic Koranna clan. In 1837 missionary Carl Wuras was sent to Witvoet and his Koranna at Bethany. Wuras later received land from Witvoet on which to build a church. In 1842 Witvoet was succeeded by Goliat(h) Yzerbek. Wuras convinced the new Chief to trek northwards to look for new pastures for his followers' cattle. When Yzerbek and his Koranna returned to Bethany more than 10 years later, missionary Wuras had Yzerbek chased away. Yzerbek wrote a letter to the Volksraad (Legislature) of the republic of the Orange Free State to apply for the re-instatement of his property rights at Bethany/Brandewynsfontein, but was unsuccessful. Without land and pasture for cattle, Goliath Yzerbek lost his wealth and followers. He and his wife lived in Bethany as destitute people for the rest of their lives.Item Open Access Mural art in South Africa(National Museum, 2016-11) Goitsemodimo, Gosiame AmyItem Open Access The eight-legged actor - the character we all love to hate(National Museum, 2016-11) Neethling, Jan AndriesItem Open Access 'No liquor for me, I only take tea!' The story of the Independent Order of True Templars foundation stone in the Batho exhibition(National Museum, 2016-11) Du Bruyn, DerekItem Open Access Marie Visser: eerste Bloemfonteinse vrouestadsraadslid(National Museum, 2016-11) Haasbroek, HannesMarie Visser - First Bloemfontein woman to be elected Town Counciller. Although several women endeavoured to gain a seat on the Bloemfontein Town Council, Marie Visser was the first to be elected, in 1932. This was due to the amendment of the municipal ordinance in 1929 that made provision for the plural vote, by which wives whose husbands had sufficient property qualification were eligible to vote and stand as councillors. Visser was successful only after three previous attempts, when she won in a by-election. She served on the Town Council until 1939 when she retired.Item Open Access Mites at the beach(National Museum, 2016-11) Hugo-Coetzee, LizelItem Open Access The patter of tiny feetThe patter of tiny feet(National Museum, 2016-11) Havenga, SudreItem Open Access The tattoos of Ötzi the iceman: medicinal or symbolic?(National Museum, 2016-11) Pretorius, ToniItem Open Access The gun that won the West - the story of the Winchester rifle(National Museum, 2016-11) Du Plessis, ElmarItem Open Access Public rock art sites of southern Africa: farm Aar Geo Park, Namibia(National Museum, 2016-11) Kriek, JensItem Open Access In brief - Kortliks(National Museum, 2016-11)