Promoting community interest in local history, encouraging preservation of historical buildings and sites, collecting and recording items of interest in the district and organising the biennial Heritage Fleurieu Coast Festival and other events. The Yankalilla and District Historical Society (YDHS) was formed in 1977 and incorporated in 1984. We endeavour to make our collection of documents and photographs available to the general public, including family historians, with the aim of sharing our heritage.