Promoting community interest in local history, encouraging preservation of historical buildings and sites, collecting and documenting district heritage since 1977.
Explore Our District’s Heritage

Past and Present
A monthly newsletter produced by YDHS.
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Normanville Wesleyan Chapel and cemetery to RSL Hall
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Native Vegetation Heritage Agreement sought for Anacotilla Gorge
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160 years ago
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Restore, repair, revive ... Biddle cottage working bee
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Delamere Community Hub art exhibition
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‘Doing the graveyard shift’ – Q&A forum with guest speakers
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Launch of NEW YDHS booklet plus cemetery tour
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‘Toto’ the Diprotodon an outstanding attraction for museum
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An evening with Colonel Light
YDHS also contributes articles of historic interest to every issue of the Yankalilla Regional News.
An index of article titles is available as a pdf.
We are proud to be affiliated with the Myponga History Group
The YDHS acknowledges the strong support of other organisations committed to the preservation and promotion of the Yankalilla region’s heritage.
District Council of Yankalilla
Yankalilla and District Lions Club
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