Saturday, September 26, 2015

Souvenir Saturday: Kwa Mondi Mission Station 1891



A historic photograph of Kwa Mondi church, Eshowe, Zululand, 1891.

The Congregation gathered outside Kwa Mondi Church with among others Rev. Ommund Oftebro and Mrs Guri Oftebro before 1893. Ommund Oftebro (1820-1893)..

According to a letter written by Ommund Oftebro July 24 1891 the new church bell tower in steel had just been erected. (Source Torstein Oftebro to NKH in 2005.)

Among the group are members of the Zululand Nongquai Police in uniform.

http://molegenealogy.blogspot.co.za/2012/09/september-2012-heritage-month-in-sa.html for recent photos of Fort Nongquai, HQ of the Nongquai Police