Archive
Local authors in the spotlight
In addition to three books about our fascinating region – Annalize Mouton’s A Bend in the Road, on Tesselaarsdal, Robin Lee’s For Keeps, a…
Read more →
Archive
Archive
Part 1: From ‘Algemene Handelaars’ to Computermania
In this article, which forms part of a comprehensive series on the chronological history of Hermanus, Dr ROBIN LEE of the Hermanus History…
Read more →
Archive
The lighter side of Hermanus hotel holidays
Generally, the owners and managers of Hermanus hotels kept quiet, orderly establishments. Their guests were mainly middle- to…
Read more →
Archive
Depleted fish leave white elephant
Hermanus New Harbour, part 2 We can see the second reason that the New Harbour never became the commercial success it could have…
Read more →
Archive
A history of the tourism economy of Hermanus
Writer: Dr Robin Lee In 1896, two events occurred in Hermanus that began the long life of the town as a tourist destination – as it…
Read more →
Archive
Angling and the birth of tourism in Hermanus (1900–1970)
In last week’s article (Visbaai – The history of Hermanus as a fishing village) we followed the rise and fall of the fishing economy around…
Read more →
Archive
Visbaai – bay of fishes
The history of Hermanus as a fishing village 1855-1960 Writer: Dr Robin Lee F or the first 100 years of its life, Hermanus was a…
Read more →
Archive
Klip Kop Cave – home to early humans in Hermanus
The Village Explorer Writer: Dr Robin Lee The Overstrand coastline is full of caves. This is because the entire coast and even…
Read more →
Archive
The day the fish ran out
Hermanus Times Writer: Dr Robin Lee To the families who stepped ashore at Hermanuspietersfontein in 1855 it must have seemed Walker Bay…
Read more →
Archive
Final Newsletter for 2019
Members of the Hermanus History Society have been working with others to produce a really top class introduction to Hermanus, aimed at…
Read more →
Archive
Tretchi – A controversial artist’s link to Hermanus
Vladimir Tretchikoff (1913–2006) remains a very well-known artist of the 20th century, not accorded much value by academics and critics,…
Read more →
Archive
People are living there – a story of resilience
Writer Elaine Davie Before the holiday makers and the tourists, before the seaside mansions, the art galleries and the restaurants,…
Read more →