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February 10, 2017

TOPIC: THE HISTORY OF THE VOLMOED COMMUNITY FOR RECONCILIATION AND HEALING SINCE 1986

TOPIC: THE HISTORY OF THE VOLMOED COMMUNITY FOR RECONCILIATION AND HEALING SINCE 1986 The name “Volmoed” means ‘courage and hope’ and the Centre has provided precisely these feelings to hundreds of visitors as well as its permanent community since it was established in 1986 by Bernhard Turkstra. Professor de Gruchy […]

January 31, 2017

The Marine was Hermanus’ very own Fawlty Towers

The Marine Hotel has been an integral part of the life of Hermanus ever since it opened in 1904. The Luyt family were involved with the hotel from its opening until 1947. After the death of owner P John Luyt in 1940, his wife, Joey, and her daughters kept it […]

January 30, 2017

Uncovering the past of Grotto Beach

January 30, 2017

WHO WAS WALKER OF ‘WALKER BAY’?

In earlier books on the history of Hermanus (Tredgold, Burman and du Toit) reference is made to a certain “Walker”, a ‘surveyor’ in the Royal Navy, as being the person after whom Walker Bay is named. This could make some sense since someone named Walker could have been employed to […]