September 30, 2015
Hermanus History Society

History of Hawston in English

The English translated version of the book ‘Hawston: Tussen Berg en See’, Hawston: Between Mountain and Sea, was launched at the first 2014 members meeting of the Hermanus History Society on Tuesday. The success of the re-printed Afrikaans edition last year paved the way for the society to take on […]
September 30, 2015
Hermanus History Society

School History Project

Hermanus History Group and local schools involved 2009 As part of developing a time line for Hermanus (definition below) we decided to gather community input regarding the proposed timeline by means of so-called ‘Memory Boxes’. These will  be placed in local libraries and schools requesting members of the public to […]
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 […]