October
October 15, 2015
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 place for learning about our past and present with the potential to host outdoor exhibitions and theatre. Monthly inspections are undertaken by the committee to […]
October 15, 2015
Hermanus has been described in many ways. “Village of the Sea” showcases the fishing and holiday life. “Riviera of the South” focusses on the reputation of the town to tourists and the health conscious. “Whale capital” of the ‘whale coast’, which offers the ‘best land-based whale watching in the world’, […]
October 15, 2015
Magdalena Jurina “Swallow” Neethling Born: 28 May 1877 Died: 7 Aug 1953 1895 at age of 17 began teaching at Kwartelfontein Caledon district. In 1896 during a holiday in Hermanuspietersfontein she was approached by the then school principal who asked her and convinced her to come and teach in HPF. […]
October 15, 2015
On 3 December an enthusiastic audience of 160 people attended the launch in the Municipal Auditorium of a new book on Hermanus history. The event was held under the auspices of the Hermanus Tourism Bureau as the book recounts the history of the Marine Hotel between 1915 and 1947. The […]