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January 26, 2016

Whales, Whales – Once You Saw Them, Then you Didn’t, Now you do again

The sea around Hermanus once teemed with southern right whales. Their history is a tale of near disaster, but a happy ending. For millions of years, whales were peacefully making their annual journey from Antarctica to the shores of Africa to mate and give birth to the next generation of […]

December 18, 2015

Diary of a Decisive Decade

The 1940s was a decisive decade for Hermanus in the field of local government. Until 1940, the Hermanus Municipality had jurisdiction only over the area from Swartdam Road to Lord Robert’s Road. In 1940/1 this area more than doubled as the previously independent villages of Eastcliff and Mossel River were […]

December 14, 2015

Luyt’s Marine

A DIARY OF THE YEARS 1942-1947 Aletta Barendina (Berdine) Luyt Edited and with a foreword by Dr Robin Lee Hermanus History Society This is the second volume in a trilogy about the life and times of one of the most iconic Hermanus landmarks, the Marine Hotel. Whereas the first volume […]

October 15, 2015

Project 1: Display Board/Time Line and Project 20

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 […]