News
Members Excursion 23.08.2021
Professor John de Gruchy and his wife Isobel introduced us to the work of Volmoed Christian Retreat and its history. Isobel told us about…
Read more →Search our Articles here
News
Members Meeting
HERMANUS HISTORY SOCIETY MEMBERS MEETING
Monday, Aug 2: 16.00 (see link below) SELF-SACRIFICING MINISTRY? MORAVIAN MINISTRY TO SOUTH AFRICA'S LEPROSY INSTITUTION IN THE 19TH…
Read more →
General
HERMANUS HISTORY SOCIETY NEWSLETTER: JULY 2021
We have to change the programme for July, following the move to Level 4 Covid regulations. The group of Hermanus residents who would…
Read more →
Members Meeting
The history of High Street, Hermanus
SPEAKER: ROBIN LEE DAE: 21 JUNE 2021 TIME: 16.00 TO 17.00 Many members will have noticed the recent improvements made to High Street…
Read more →
News
HERMANUS HISTORY SOCIETY NEWSLETTER
Dear Member, As some of you will know, the U3A presentation on Artists in Hermanus History scheduled for 24 May had to be postponed for…
Read more →
Members Meeting
YOUTUBE VIDEOS
“Childhood Memories of Bechuanaland in the 1950s” by Angela Heslop https://youtu.be/gjQgAIxkMaU The Jewish community in…
Read more →
General
History Narratives
History Narratives
History Narratives
CAFES IN OLD HERMANUS
Hermanus was renowned for its cafes during the 20th century. Tourists and residents met frequently in a cafe or tearoom, sometimes to…
Read more →
Members Meeting
THE JEWISH COMMUNITY IN HERMANUS AND TWO WELLKNOWN JEWISH FAMILIES
By Robin Lee When the settlement at Hermanuspietersfontein was not yet 40 years old, the first Jewish family arrived. This was the…
Read more →
Members Meeting
HERMANUS HISTORY SOCIETY: PROGRAMME FOR 2021
15 March: Annual General Meeting: (virtual) with guest speaker 29 March: Members Meeting: (virtual): (Angela Heslop: How a message in a…
Read more →