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October 19, 2014

History members in Aberdeen Street

Aberdeen Street walk On 6 October twenty-odd keen history enthusiasts braved the rain and cold to discover the legacy of Aberdeen Road in the Hermanus CBD. Researched and presented by Angela Heslop with the assistance of Corrie Smit. The walking tour covered the social events of the time, the houses […]

September 9, 2014

Lemm’s Corner – a dream in the making

The daughter of Bernard Lemonsky – after whom Lemm’s Corner is named, visited Hermanus over the Easter weekend for the first time in 15 years. She lives in Scotland. This visit is fortuitous, seeing the attention focused on the revamp of Lemm’s, and could not have happened at a better […]

September 9, 2014

Through the Lens (Thomas Ravenscroft)

Felicity Jervis (right) is the social historian who addressed the Hermanus History Society (HHS) members meeting on the topic of Through the Lens of Thomas Ravenscroft (1852-1948): Glimpses of our History captured for Posterity. The talk, held at the Windsor Hotel on 9 September, was illustrated by some 90 slides […]

April 19, 2014

Lemonsky takes a trip down memory lane to Lemm’s Corner

So how did it come about that Ruth Lemonsky decided to come and visit Hermanus, after a gap of 15 years, and walk down memory lane on the spot where her childhood home used to be on Lemm’s Corner? Beth Hunt’s book on Hermanus was the catalyst. Via the online […]