September 30, 2015
Hermanus History Society

Displays

MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR A HISTORY DISPLAYS ABOUT  HERMANUS ENVIRONS AIM: To arrange a display of Hermanus History in the entrance to the banquet hall, a thoroughfare within the municipality. The display will require visibility, updating and maintaining. Discussions have taken place between Esje du Toit (Writer local history) with Mr […]
September 30, 2015
Hermanus History Society

Ella Gordon’s Horse Graveyard at Karwyderskraal

Proposal: To restore, conserve and make use of Ella Gordon’s farm “Karwyderskraal”: her homestead the dwellings around it the Horse Graveyard Karwyderskraal is a cultural landscape with an agricultural history. Its significance lies in the period in which Ella Gordon owned the farm bequeathed to the Moravian Church who continue […]
September 29, 2015

History of Clarence Drive

I came across a website www.buzzfeed.com recently where a follower, called travelguru, rated Clarence Drive (or, more prosaically, a portion of the R44) as the best scenic drive in the world. But there is no mention of the interesting history of Clarence Drive. In the 17th century, individuals and families started moving […]