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Remembering SJ du Toit on her Birthday
Friends, family members and colleagues of the late SJ du Toit gathered at The Book Cottage on her birthday, 15 March, for an evening of…
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History from Crime: What the Criminal Records can tell us about Cape Society in the Early Colonial Period
Professor Nigel Penn is an Associate Professor in the Department of Historical Studies at the University of Cape Town. He has written about…
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Members Meeting
Hermanus was the home of the world’s oldest living professional photographer, Thomas Ravenscroft-a photographic legacy. (Felicity Jervis)
Hermanus was the home of the world’s oldest living professional photographer, Thomas Ravenscroft, for the last years of his long…
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Hermanus Fishing History: Personal Stories
The boat club is based in the new harbour, was established in 1993 and promotes sustainable boat based fishing. The membership consists of…
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History Narratives
Fire and Hermanus History
Fire has been an integral part of the Overstrand and Hermanus for millions of years. The first fires happened for purely natural reasons,…
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Whales, Whales - Once You Saw Them, Then you Didn't, Now you do again
The sea around Hermanus once teemed with southern right whales. Their history is a tale of near disaster, but a happy ending. For…
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Diary of a Decisive Decade
The 1940s was a decisive decade for Hermanus in the field of local government. Until 1940, the Hermanus Municipality had jurisdiction only…
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Luyt's Marine
A DIARY OF THE YEARS 1942-1947 Aletta Barendina (Berdine) Luyt Edited and with a foreword by Dr Robin Lee Hermanus History…
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Projects
Project 1: Display Board/Time Line and Project 20
Friends of Swallow Park: The History Society hopes to encourage a Friends monitor the park and to find opportunities to use the park as a…
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Hermanus & Its Vivid History
Hermanus has been described in many ways. “Village of the Sea” showcases the fishing and holiday life. “Riviera of the South” focusses on…
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History Narratives
A Swallow Makes a Garden
Magdalena Jurina “Swallow” Neethling Born: 28 May 1877 Died: 7 Aug 1953 1895 at age of 17 began teaching…
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History Society book launch
On 3 December an enthusiastic audience of 160 people attended the launch in the Municipal Auditorium of a new book on Hermanus history. The…
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