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Emory Delmont Alvord 1899 – 1959 Emory Delmont Alvord, known as “Africa’s first agricultural missionary,” was born in Utah March 1899. He attended Washington State College (now Washington State University), graduating 1915 with a degree in agriculture. Alvord captained the college football team in 1914, and received his Master’s degree in Agronomy in 1918. Upon…
Rhodesia & Nyasaland 1962 – 30th Anniversary of the Inauguration of the Airmail Service Details Date of Issue: 6th February, 1962 Date Withdrawn: 31st May, 1962 Date Invalidated: 1st September, 1964 Designer: Victor Whiteley Printer: Harrison & Sons Ltd. Process: Photgravure Paper: Watermark: N/A Perf: 14.5 x 14 Cylinders: 1A 1A (6d, 2/6d) 1B 1B (6d,…
Empandeni Mission Plumtree Empandeni Mission, near Plumtree, Matabeleland South, is the oldest surviving Catholic mission in Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). The Jesuits re-entered Zimbabwe from South Africa in 1879 with a team of eleven men, led by Fr. Henry Depelchin. In 1887, they opened Empandeni mission on a tract of land granted them by Chief Lobengula…
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Leopard Rock Hotel Vumba Leopard Rock Hotel was built and opened by the Seymour-Smiths in 1946. The Seymour-Smiths were a well-known local family who decided after the Second World War that a need existed for a holiday hotel at the top of the Bvumba Mountains. When opened, the hotel offered accommodation for up to 40…
Seventh-Day Adventist Church Solusi Mission College On October 31, 1956, the Board of Regents of the General Conference of Seventh-day-Adventists authorized the upgrading of Solusi Mission Training School to senior college status. By 1958, Solusi College was offering post-secondary course leading to Bachelor’s Degrees so that church workers throughout Southern and Central Africa would be…
