Talks
Rosiland Ballingall
Hi All,
The Rosiland saga has sat with me for over the 40 years that I have lived in Plett. I remember her as we shared a cafeteria at UCT. She was tall good looking with a dress down to the ground. Us Architects did not chat up the Hippy chicks. I moved to Plett got a copy of Ballard of Rosiland...
Epic Map produced by the Van Plettenberg Historical Society
See original article here: http://www.theheritageportal.co.za/notice/epic-map-produced-van-plettenberg-historical-society
Following hard-on-its-heels of the ground-breaking introduction of a heritage identification programme for Plettenberg Bay and its environs initiated two years ago, the Van...
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?