Members Meeting Archive
April 21, 2022
Notice is hereby given of the Annual General Meeting of the Hermanus History Society to be held in the Catholic Church Hall at 16.00 on Monday 28 May 2022. The Agenda and related documents will be sent nearer the date. Please diarise the time and date now. Guest Speaker: Katie […]
March 14, 2022
Topic: FORGOTTEN OVERBERG ROUTES Speaker: Roger Stewart Venue: Catholic Church Hall, Eastcliff, Hermanus Date: 14 February 2022 Time: 16.00 to 17.30 Forgotten Overberg Routes As ox-wagon traffic to, from and through the Overberg increased in the 18th and 19th centuries, so too did the route options. The numerous early routes […]
February 1, 2022
DATE: MONDAY 22 NOVEMBER 2021 VENUE: CATHOLIC CHURCH HALL, EASTCLIFF, HERMANUS TIME: 16.00 SPEAKER: ANGELA HESLOP THE HISTORY OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN RED CROSS AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE WORK OF THE HERMANUS RED CROSS Angela Heslop is a volunteer in Hermanus Red Cross and became involved in 2000 and has […]
November 17, 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 […]