Stephen Gill Bio 2023
Stephen Gill
Academic Credentials: BA Government (Minors in Economics and History)
Current areas of interest: history of the Caledon river peoples, Moshoeshoe’s strategies for enlarging his domain, missionary interventions / initiatives, institutional growth and change, Makhoarane heritage and community-based tourism, Lerotholi and Makeneng Royal Village, leveraging resources for social and economic growth
Current Position: Curator Emeritus, Morija Museum & Archives; Head, Admin & Project Unit, Seriti sa Makhoarane (SSM)
Accomplishments: Helped lead a growing team of colleagues, volunteers, apprentices and Friends at Morija Museum & Archives for 33 years during which we developed a range of programs and initiatives in Collections Management; Public Education; Research, Consultancies & Publishing; The Living Arts & Culture; and Heritage Management & Community-based Tourism.
Publications: A Short History of Lesotho !1993); A Guide to Morija (1995); The Story of Morija Museum & Archives (2005); (ed) Mekolokotoane / Jubilee Highlights 1833-2008 (2009); Museums Lesotho (2015) and a range of shorter publications, including “Thomas Mofolo: The Man, The Writer, and His Contexts”.
(+266) 5885-8662; morija@leo.co.ls or tebohogill@gmail.com