Articles

L’chaim to Hermanus’s People of the Talmud

Grave Encounters: What is so fascinating about the burial grounds of Green Point, Cape Town?

Date and Venue: Monday 8 October at 4 pm in the Catholic Church Hall. Non-Members: R20. Beverages served Summary: Grave…

A distinctive place, pavement life essential

With the CBD revitalisation set to start in High Street next year, Robin Lee and Angela Heslop for the Hermanus History Society weigh in on…

Fires in the ’50s and ’60s

Part 3 of 3: The Great Fires of Hermanus In trying to identify as many fires as possible I have consulted all written histories of…

RE-THINKING HERMANUS HISTORY: ECONOMIC GROWTH IN A UNIQUE SOUTH AFRICAN TOWN PRESENTED BY ROBIN LEE

RE-THINKING HERMANUS HISTORY:  ECONOMIC GROWTH IN A UNIQUE SOUTH AFRICAN TOWN PRESENTED BY ROBIN LEE MONDAY 3 SEPTEMBER 2018 VENUE:…

Hermanus Cliff Path: what’s in a name?

The Van Riebeeck Society for Southern Africa 1918-2018

National Library of South Africa The Society will turn 100 in August 2018 and since its inception in 1918, has published one volume of…

Hermanus History Society honours Dr John Philip

Eight members of the Philip clan were among those who attended the informative talk by Prof John de Gruchy entitled Dr John Philip: A…

Hermanus’ links to The Great Escape

One of the great pleasures of studying local history is that a single person or event can lead you on to another person or event and then…

Life and times of the Balcony Building

The Balcony Building (numbers T58 - 62 Main Road) is today mainly associated with the Hermanus Factory Shop, which was opened in this…

Reasons for fires

Part 2 of 3: The Great Fires of Hermanus The territory now occupied by the Overstrand Municipality, including Hermanus, has experienced…

Hermanus burning: stories of fire

Part 1 of 3: The Great Fire of Hermanus The year 1958 was famous for the worst fires the town had ever experienced. The most destructive…