Talks
Dr Mark Brown: 20 years of conservation in Plett
20 years of conservation in Plett.
The developing role of the Nature’s Valley Trust
Dr Mark Brown, Program Director, Natures’s Valley Trust.
The Van Plettenberg Historical Society is delighted to announce that Dr Mark Brown will be speaking at our Annual General Meeting on Thursday 14th...
Dr. Clive Noble: The History of Fine Art.
Dr. Clive Noble: The History of Fine Art.
Date: 12th of September 2019
Venue: This will take place at Formosa Garden Village
The period of Modern Art discussed is between 1870 and 1970. Starting with the Impressionists and ending with Abstract Expressionism.
George von dem Bussche: The Forests of the Southern Cape
SPEAKER: George von dem Bussche
TOPIC: The Forests of the Southern Cape
DATE: Sunday, 12th May 2019
Admiral Theo Honiball: "That Sinking Feeling”
“That Sinking Feeling”
The Van Plettenberg Historical Society is privileged to kick-start their new programme in 2019 with a visit from Rear Admiral Theo Honiball, who will talk about his days as a commander of a French-built flotilla of Daphne-Class submarines.
Starting as a young man in the...
David Hall-Green: British Repertory Theatre in the 1960s
DATE: Thursday, 13th September 2018
VENUE: The Plettenberg Bay Angling Club at the Keurbooms River
TIME: 17h30 for 18h00
SPEAKER: David Hall-Green
SUBJECT: British Repertory Theatre in the 1960s: Personal Memories of a Young South African
ENTRANCE: R30 per person
SUBSCRIPTIONS: R70 per...
Leigh Dunn: The Coloured folk of Plett
The Dunn and Harker families of Plett having a picnic at Robberg in 1948.
The Van Plettenberg Historical Society Presentation will be held at the Plett Angling Clubhouse on Thursday 12thof July 2018
The Van Plettenberg Historical Society is proud to invite all interested parties to a special...
Dr Clive Noble: Cecil John Rhodes: Was he part of a secret society?
DATE: Thursday, 10th May, 2018
VENUE: The Plettenberg Bay Angling Club at the Keurbooms River
TIME: 17h30 for 18h00
SPEAKER: Dr Clive Noble
SUBJECT: Cecil John Rhodes: Was he part of a secret society?
Paul Scheepers: Plett, the Transition
A talk given by Paul Scheepers who served as the Mayor of Plettenberg Bay during 1992, 1993 and 1994.
“In the early 1990s Plett went through trying times - but we survived it - and we are still here.
I am going to tell you about some of the things that happened during that...
A History of the Nuclear Struggle in South Africa
18 January 2018, Mike Kantey, National Chairperson Coalition Against Nuclear Energy (CANE)
Atoms for Peace
Address by Mr Dwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United States of America, to the 470th Plenary Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, 8...
