2021

Friday 20 August 2021 ARTISTS AND WRITERS IN GREATER HERMANUS HISTORY Friday 20 August 2021By: Dr Robin Lee The coastline of greater Hermanus (an area from Voëlklip to Fisherhaven) has attracted painters and writers since it was first settled in the 1850s. There were several reasons for this, including the […]

“A History of Human Settlements in the Overstrand Area” VENUE: CATHOLIC CHURCH HALL, EASTCLIFF, HERMANUS (also on zoom, see link below) PRESENTER: ROBIN LEE THE HISTORIES OF HUMAN POPULATIONS AND SETTLEMENTS IN THE OVERSTRAND We can distinguish three phases of human occupation in the area that is now the Overstrand […]

YouTube recordings: The recording of the talk on the Moravian Mission to Lepers in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley by Dr Pieter Boon to the HHS on 2 August is now available on YouTube at https://youtu.be/mpBoKRBmdGE Previous recordings of talks are still available at the links given. Numbers in brackets record views by […]

OUR GUIDE: PROFESSOR JOHN DE GRUCHY DATE: 23 AUGUST 2021, 1.45 PM TO 4PM ARRIVE AT 1.45 PM WHEN YOU WILL BE ASSISTED TO FIND THE PARKING AREA AND CHAPEL MEETING IN CHAPEL AT 2 PM WITH PRESENTATION ON THE HISTORY OF VOLMOED WALKING TOUR OF THE GROUNDS FROM 2.30 […]