SIMON’S TOWN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
FOUNDED IN 1960
TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT OUR HERITAGE
REGISTERED AS A CONSERVATION BODY
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Calendar Of Events
Lectures and other Functions for 2013
Our Lectures/Talks begin at 17h30 for 18h00. Entrance is R20 and includes a glass of wine or fruit juice.
ALTHOUGH WE ENDEAVOUR TO ADHERE TO THE PUBLISISED PROGRAMME, CIRCUMSTANCES DO OCCASIONALLY REQUIRE CHANGES
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Should you have any enquiries please feel free to contact
Yvonne 021 7864404 or Audrey 021 7861805
March 27 DAVID WOODS: “Travels along the Nile in Eqypt” David was afforded the opportunity to both work with Egyptian colleagues on ways to improve mother and infant care and to visit many fascinating sites of this ancient civilization
Jan 30 MARY VAN BLOMMENSTEIN: “The works of Irma Stern and the Museum that bears her name”
April 24 MAC BISSET: Illustrated presentation on the restoration of the Martello Tower, followed by the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE SIMON’S TOWN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
May 29 SYDNEY CULLIS: “Berlin – A City Living with its Past” Sydney will illustrate a visit to Berlin with reference to the many strands of its history that contributed to the city as it is to-day - Prussia, the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich, The Soviet era, the Wall and Re-unification
June 26 WINTER RECESS
July 31 MARTIN FINE: “Cecil John Rhodes and the Princess Catherine Radziwill” Would history have changed if Rhodes had married the Princess; Who was this mysterious Princess and what was her hold on Rhodes?
Aug 28 BARRIE GASSON: “The Adderley Street Pier” Described as 'the finest pier in the world', the Adderley Street Pier was opened in November 1913 and during the inter-war years was a major attraction for visitors and local residents alike until it was closed at the end of March 1938 and fully demolished in May 1940 during the construction of the Duncan Dock Scheme and the reclamation of the Foreshore
Feb 27 WILLIS MEMORIAL LECTURE – AUDREY READ: 'Dumps' Willis, his many contributions to this town and his dedication and research as historian
and founder of the Simon's Town Historical Society
and founder of the Simon's Town Historical Society
Sept 25 LIZ LINSELL: “The Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital” Where children have received medical treatment since 1956
Oct 30 WOLF LANGE: Illustrated talk on “Lighthouses of Interest Around South Africa”
Nov 27 ROGER SMITH: “Dawn of the Age of Dinosaurs in Antarctica” The aim of the project Roger will be talking about intends to find out more about how terrestrial tetrapods managed to survive the End-Permian mass extinction and flourish in the Antarctic portion of southern Gondwana during the Triassic Period