A great place to see is OH Frewin’s Museum for Print and Community Press
Located at the offices of OH Frewin Printers in Middelburg, the museum celebrated its grand opening on 28 April 2022, in the lofts of the historic landmark.
Located at the offices of OH Frewin Printers in Middelburg, the museum celebrated its grand opening on 28 April 2022, in the lofts of the historic landmark.
OH Frewin Printers and the Middelburg Observer, one of the oldest newspapers in South Africa, were founded by Oscar Henry Frewin in 1903. The museum was first suggested in 1982 by Dr Anton Rupert, who thought it would serve as a fitting memorial to Oscar Henry Frewin.
It is divided into sections of vintage press equipment, the darkroom and the press section with old and new articles of news breaking stories published by the Middelburg Observer. Frewin not only founded the first-ever community newspaper in Middelburg, but is globally recognised as the “Father of Community Press”.The weekly newspaper is available in Middelburg, Belfast, Hendrina, Witbank and Groblersdal.
The museum is an addition to the attractions and historical buildings that the town already has including the old Gholfsig Cemetery, the “White Church”, the beautiful old Middelburg Railway Station, the Memorial Church, the first building in Mhluzi (the N.G. Church) the old Mhluzi Cemetery, the first hospital built-in 1918 in Mhluzi, as well as Sefoloshe House and Something Out of Nothing.
