Members Meeting Archive

The Photographic Museum is part of the Old Harbour Museum, which is itself a Provincial Museum, operating within the legislation and regulations of the Provincial Museum Services. It is housed in a small building within the space generally known as “Lemm’s Corner”. Hermanus was more aware of photography in its […]

Some of the more interesting historic sites in Hermanus are now ‘public spaces’. Usually this means that ownership vests in the Municipality, the public have access to the site at most times, maintenance is the Municipality’s responsibility. Yet, at the same time, many members of societies such as ours would […]

It was a sunny day when Bea Whittaker introduced 25 members of the Hermanus History Society to the village of Stanford named after Sir Robert Stanford. She gave us an illustrated talk before we were taken on foot to explore the village established on a portion of a farm in […]

Commercial fishing may have declined, crayfish and perlemoen permits may have been reduced, but we still have first-hand stories that paint a vivid picture of what it was like in the old days. We have men born in the early 40’s who have fished our waters all their lives and […]