2022
June 1, 2022
Robin Lee has resigned from the committee as he will need time to complete his book. I will take over his diligent secretarial work however I will welcome assistance should anyone offer. As we have had 2 members meeting in April, the next meeting will be will be on 13th […]
May 24, 2022
Topic: An oral History of Gansbaai Speaker: Philippie Fourie, born in 1950 Venue: Catholic Church Hall, Eastcliff, Hermanus Date: 25 APRIL 2022 Time: 16.00 to 17.30 The History of Gansbaai This oral history covers Gansbaai from 1950 to today. Philip will share photos of the development of Gansbaai, his understanding […]
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
On-line access to historic printed books and archives have finally answered the question, “Who really was the Walker of Walker Bay?” Read the original article by Robin Lee: https://www.hermanus-history-society.co.za/2017/01/30/who-was-walker-of-walker-bay/ Christopher Barends, the author of this article, was born in Cape Town and grew up in Camps Bay. A graduate of UCT […]