2016 – Page 4 – Hermanus History Society

May 19, 2016

Presentation on Research in hand about the new Harbour, Hermanus

The New Harbour is a relatively under-researched aspect of Hermanus history. There are only three substantial references to it in the entire stock of published material about Hermanus, and only one of these has any detail. This is to be found in Jose Burman’s book “Hermanus: A Guide to the […]

May 17, 2016

Did you know that the smallest Greek chapel in southern Africa is in Onrus?

The society aims to bring the history of Hermanus alive to residents and visitors. Inaugurated in May 2012 has employed a variety of ways to fulfil the above aims- creating a membership base who have regular meetings and site visits to learn about local history. 24 projects have been undertaken […]

April 11, 2016

Presentation on Thomas Charles Bain by Robin Richards

Thomas Bain is internationally regarded as one of the greatest mountain pass builders of the nineteenth century. He pioneered many of the techniques still in use today. He had the reputation of being “the engineer with the theodolite eyes”! One of his first jobs, at the age of 16, was […]

March 29, 2016

Murderers, Miscreant and Mutineers: Early Cape Characters.

After the AGM, members were riveted by the talk given by author Professor Nigel from the Department of History at UCT. He has written about the impact of colonialism on the Khoisan societies of Southern Africa and the nature of early Dutch and British colonialism. At the meeting he spoke […]