August 2, 2019

Members Meeting: Monday 22 July 2019

Catholic Church Hall: refreshments 15.30, meeting 16.00 APARTHEID ARCHITECTURE Basil Brink will give an illustrated presentation that explores connections between South African architects, political power and patronage during apartheid From the 1950s to 1970s architects who were members of the Afrikaner Broederbond (AB) or had close ties with those in […]
July 17, 2019

A JOURNEY THROUGH HISTORY: THE HEMEL-EN-AARDE VALLEY

Catholic Church Hall: refreshments 15.30, meeting 16.00 Brief update on Society’s activities in 2019 A JOURNEY THROUGH HISTORY: THE HEMEL-EN-AARDE VALLEY Angela Heslop will give an illustrated presentation on the topic above The Hemel-en-Aarde Vallei or, in English, “The Valley of Heaven-and-Earth” Valley” is believed to take its name from […]
July 17, 2019

Stuart Cloete: A novelist in Hermanus

Writer Dr Robin Lee One of the obvious features of Hermanus history is the large number of famous and well-known people who visited the town during the 20th century. Some came only once, for instance the internationally known English woman pilot, Amy Johnson, who rested for a few days at […]
June 26, 2019

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