Date/Time
Date(s) - 2024-07-20
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Event Price
R20 for visitors
Event Contact Details
mike.hart@uct.ac.za
Location
St John’s Church Hall
St John's Road, Wynberg
Cape Town
Western Cape
Description
Sigi Howes will talk about ‘Looking for David – from Germany to the United States’. It is the third chapter in her family history trilogy. The first two talks she gave to the Society were about her mother’s side of the family, followed by her father’s family, both having grown up in war-torn Germany. It was only after both her parents had passed away in 2017 that she discovered that the man who had raised her was not her biological father. What followed was an amazing journey of discovery through unexpected surprises, ‘Aha’ experiences, some tears, acceptance and finally the joy of finding …