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Tapestry on display in Lecture Room Harbour Whale Museum
Art and History Project 2018 Story of Zwelihle Tapestry During March 2018, Zwelihle in Hermanus was the site of unrest and violence,…
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Diving for abalone and diamonds and diver training - an oral history culminating in the Hermanus New harbour.
Colourful local character Gottlieb (Boet) Scheun shares his love of adventure and lifelong passion for diving that led to a successful…
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REVISED HISTORY BOOK LIST now in website. Contact Angela Heslop if books needed
Click on link below REVISED HISTORY BOOK LIST Angela Heslop aheslop@hermanus.co.za 072-609-8655
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Snippets of History at Stonefields
Please visit members meeting (archive) 26 June 2023 to recall your visit and photos thereof Stonefields, Route 43 is the site of an…
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History Talk Summary (5/2/2024)
A Journey Through History: The Hemel-En-Aarde Valley- Angela Heslop The Hemel-en-Aarde Vallei or, in English, “The Valley of…
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U3A New Year Message 2024
New Year Message from your Committee Greetings U3A Members, and welcome to 2024. We have an exciting year ahead of interesting,…
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News Update December 2023
BREAKING NEWS As some of you will recall at the recent members meeting on the 13th November I mentioned that the future of the History…
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DR IAN MARAIS: “How I became a surgeon”
INTRODUCTION: ORAL HISTORY by Walt Mapham Ian’s oral history of his own life in South Africa and the lives of people around him is like…
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News Update August 2023
Members Meetings: 2 previous site visits (Maanschijn and St Peters’ Church) shown on our website Photographic History - Hermanus “The…
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Bottle 1950’s
I was sent a video of this bottle with the label Westcott and asked to throw light on its history. I was assisted by Mike Clark and Jack…
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A HISTORY Tour of St. Peter’s Anglican Church, Hermanus. (1868—)
On 17th July 2023 Elizabeth Jones & Judy George, conducted a tour of the church and its background history. This included the…
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