October
October 15, 2015
Friends of Swallow Park: The History Society hopes to encourage a Friends monitor the park and to find opportunities to use the park as a place for learning about our past and present with the potential to host outdoor exhibitions and theatre. Monthly inspections are undertaken by the committee to […]
October 15, 2015
Hermanus has been described in many ways. “Village of the Sea” showcases the fishing and holiday life. “Riviera of the South” focusses on the reputation of the town to tourists and the health conscious. “Whale capital” of the ‘whale coast’, which offers the ‘best land-based whale watching in the world’, […]
October 15, 2015
Magdalena Neethling was born on the family farm, Neethlinghof, in the Riviersonderend district, in 1877, one of eleven children. She was small of stature and, from early childhood, moved more lightly and rapidly than other members of her family. Her habit of darting quickly from place to place and task […]
October 15, 2015
On 3 December an enthusiastic audience of 160 people attended the launch in the Municipal Auditorium of a new book on Hermanus history. The event was held under the auspices of the Hermanus Tourism Bureau as the book recounts the history of the Marine Hotel between 1915 and 1947. The […]