Good afternoon, LAHS members
Unbelievable to think that the end of 2026 is only a month and a bit away!
THURSDAY, 19 NOVEMBER 2026
The last LAHS meeting of the year.
Venue: Don Powis Hall, Settlers Park Retirement Village, Port Alfred
Time: 9:30 for 10:00
Speaker: Alan Weyer, renowned historian, and raconteur.
Topic: ‘Climate, Cattle and Conflict’
Meeting Fee:
Members: R5.00 pp
Visitors: R10.00 pp
Visitors most welcome.
Welcome to the new LAHS members who joined in August/ September this year.
These are:
Mrs Madeleine Ashwell
Dr Erika Barton
Mrs Judith Janse van Rensburg
Mrs Margaret Koller
Mrs Jill Mildenhall
Mrs Nancy Murray
Mr Tim Shanks
Dr Neville Wilson
OCTOBER 2026
Two successful outings
Thursday, 15 October
Local outing: Twenty eight members went on a drive-about to visit some of Port Alfred’s historic sites. Highlight of the morning was the visit, per invitation, to Sue Gordon’s Richmond House Museum. The group also drove to Wharf Street, the oldest commercial hub of Port Alfred and the old station.
Thursday 29th to Friday 30th
Sixteen members visited Dordrecht with Dave Hawkins. They visited the Anderson Museum, old Post Office, Dutch Reformed Church and Munnik ‘Castle’ with Ben Maclennan and Piet Greyling.
Read all about these outings in the pieces which will be published in the first sections of the 2027 Toposcope Journal, online.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST
Please visit your LAHS website.
Go to lahs.co.za using Google or your web browser.
Volume LVII Toposcope Journal 2026 is now complete and ready for you to read online. Find it in the LAHS website MENU under Publications.
The LAHS committee wishes you all a wonderful Christmas with family and friends and a peaceful and healthy New Year. Travel safely.
Next LAHS meeting: THURSDAY 18 February 2027.
Margaret Snodgrass (LAHS Newsletter scribe)
LAHS WEBSITE
Our LAHS website was introduced to members at the LAHS meeting, 20 August 2026. Please visit the website
lahs.co.za You will find information on the History of LAHS, Publications, LAHS Library, Articles in past Toposcope Journals, Current Toposcope Journal, a monthly book review.
Any queries on website to the secretary Heather Howard hatfield@telkomsa.net Heather Howard will direct your queries to the webmaster.