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The old Kraal at Greyton

Realising that a very vital heritage site had been lost to Greytonians, Felicity Jervis set about researching and digging to discover where…

Zwelihle: An Oral History Project

SPEAKER: ANGELA HESLOP, CHAIRPERSON, HERMANUS HISTORY SOCIETY VENUE: CATHOLIC CHURCH HALL TIME: 16.00 (REFRESHMENTS FROM…

Site Visit to Greyton with Felicity Jervis

[caption id="attachment_1060" align="alignright" width="300"] Members on site visit to Greyton 14 May…

HISTORY EXCURSION TO GREYTON WITH FELICITY JERVIS

(Felicity is the authority on the history of Greyton dating back to khoi tribes and Dutch occupation) MONDAY 14 MAY 2018 TIME 9.45…

Bringing Hermanus’ cinematic history into focus

As a form of entertainment, film came very early to Hermanus, with the first cinema opening in town just seven years after South Africa’s…

Major WH Hewitt VC Centenary, Hermanus, South Africa

Repaired Plaques on Hoy’s Graves – March 2018

I have posted a lot of information about Sir William Hoy and just want to tell you about an event that happened last Thursday, 22 March…

History of Hermanus hotels: The Marine Part Three

During the late seventies, The Marine was allowed to run down after a succession of managers were unable to keep up the standards of its…

Hotels, holidays and the Hermanus economy: Part Two

After the death, in 1940,  of PJ Luyt, the hotelier who had turned The Marine into a highly successful and popular establishment, his…

Hotels, holidays and the Hermanus economy: Part One

Late in the 19th century a type of tourism began in Hermanus that would last for and influence five decades of life in Hermanus. Since…

Sumaridge new wines invitation

Last night the Cliff Path Management Group and the Hermanus History Society attended a special function outlined above. The two…

The Selected Letters of Marthinus Theunis Steyn (1904-1910). A Tale of Courage and Obstinacy

SPEAKER: DR. ELIZABETH VAN HEYNINGEN This presentation will focus on the post-war letters of ex-President Steyn. He had gained great…