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March 29, 2016

Remembering SJ du Toit on her Birthday

Friends, family members and colleagues of the late SJ du Toit gathered at The Book Cottage on her birthday, 15 March, for an evening of remembrance. In her tribute to this well-loved author and member of the local community, Angela Heslop praised SJ du Toit’s enormous contribution to the preservation […]

March 4, 2016

History from Crime: What the Criminal Records can tell us about Cape Society in the Early Colonial Period

Professor Nigel Penn is an Associate Professor in the Department of Historical Studies at the University of Cape Town. He has written about the impact of colonialism on the Khoisan societies of Southern Africa and the nature of early Dutch and British colonialism. He uses the techniques of microhistory and […]

February 15, 2016

Hermanus was the home of the world’s oldest living professional photographer, Thomas Ravenscroft-a photographic legacy. (Felicity Jervis)

Hermanus was the home of the world’s oldest living professional photographer, Thomas Ravenscroft, for the last years of his long life. Certainly South Africa’s most famous photographer, whose career spanned two centuries, Thomas Ravenscroft left a volume of work to the nation which remains a source of great historical significance […]

February 2, 2016

Hermanus Fishing History: Personal Stories

The boat club is based in the new harbour, was established in 1993 and promotes sustainable boat based fishing. The membership consists of experienced anglers and boat owners. Walter Mapham, the chairperson knew that many of his members had personal history stories to share. A small number of club members […]