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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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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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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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Sir William's Grave: A Lesson in Dedication
The graves of Sir William and Lady Hoy on the summit of Hoy’s Koppie are (regrettably) damaged from time to time. Three months ago vandals…
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Route 320 Hemel en Aarde Valley
Painting by Peter Earle Hemel-en-Aarde - Click to view their website Historic map & some concise historical anecdotes used…
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Swallow Neethling
Proposal Recreate the garden of Swallow Neethling so that it can serve as a place of memory and an urban space that should become part of…
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History of Hawston in English
The English translated version of the book ‘Hawston: Tussen Berg en See’, Hawston: Between Mountain and Sea, was launched at the first 2014…
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School History Project
Hermanus History Group and local schools involved 2009 As part of developing a time line for Hermanus (definition below) we decided to…
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