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October 18, 2016

Presentation by Miss Elsa Nel – 1941-2016: Years of Hermanus High School History

Miss Elsa Nel is Department Head: History and Tourism at the Hermanus High School. Her presentation was developed for the 75th anniversary celebrations of the school earlier this year. As part of this celebration she asked past students to send her any photographs they had of past events at or […]

September 26, 2016

MAY ARDERNE TREDGOLD (1901-1991)

May Arderne Tredgold features importantly in the history of Hermanus. In 1965, at the age of 64, she published the first book-length history of Hermanus, entitled Village of the Sea: The Story of Hermanus. The book is still in print, more than 50 years later and is for most people […]

September 9, 2016

Berdine Luyt’s ‘John’ – A Wartime Romance?

Among the finished compositions that Berdine Luyt left in her papers is a file titled “Letters from Hermanus: 1942-1945”. The file contains 36 lengthy letters from Berdine Luyt, the eldest daughter of P John and Joey van Rhyn Luyt, owners of the Marine Hotel, Hermanus. Many servicemen stayed at the […]

August 19, 2016

Presentation by Robin Lee: History of the De Wets Huis Photographic Museum: 1983 to 2016

The Photographic Museum is part of the Old Harbour Museum, which is itself a Provincial Museum, operating within the legislation and regulations of the Provincial Museum Services. It is housed in a small building within the space generally known as “Lemm’s Corner”. Hermanus was more aware of photography in its […]