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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Bowyer Brickyards helped build a community
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Biddle cottage working bee makes good progress
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115 years ago
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The Mitchells ... from a burial to a wake
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Talks ‘Doing the graveyard shift’ ... and launch of Cemeteries of the Yankalilla District: Early Burials
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‘Toto’ ... Yankalilla Museum’s newest attraction
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Book launch The Fleurieu Rocks!, talk,
and display of local rocks & fossils
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.
Our Supporters
YDHS acknowledges the ongoing support of the History Trust of South Australia
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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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