YDHS Friday Talks
Eleven monthly meetings per year, January through November. Guest speaker 10:30am (40 – 50 minutes) followed by Q&A and morning tea.
Members’ Tours
Two to three times per year. Includes tours, outings, and social events
A major community event celebrating the region's history, heritage & culture.
Explore our HFC Festival page for more information and photos
Upcoming events
Monday 14 September 2026
100 Years of Yankalilla Memorial Sporting Grounds
Peter Filsell
7:00pm (General YDHS meeting)
Yankalilla Library Meeting Room
181 Main South Road, Yankalilla
Bookings not required
Yankalilla Memorial Park has been at the heart of the local community since 1928. It is a major community precinct in the region, now home to six sporting clubs and with a range of facilities used by others sports and events.
President of the Park Committee Peter Filsell will tell us of the history of the Park. The YDHS General meeting, then supper will follow after the speaker
Please note that General Meetings have now been discontinued. Join us instead for our extra Friday talk in October
Memorial Park Gates
Yankalilla
Friday 25 September 2026
Virtual War Memorial
Peter Williams
10:30am – 12:30pm (Friday talk)
Yankalilla Library Main Hall
181 Main South Road, Yankalilla
Booking required. Phone 8558 2043
The Virtual War Memorial Australia is Australia’s largest online memorial, with more than 1.5 million records honouring those who served the nation in war, armed conflict and peacekeeping missions, from the Boer War to Afghanistan.
Chairman Peter Williams will give us some background and other information about the War Memorial and will demonstrate how to add information about the servicemen and women from our region.
Virtual War Memorial
with poppies
Friday 23 October 2026
Schools of our District
Sue Speck and Margaret Morgan
10:30am – 12:30pm (Friday talk)
Yankalilla Library Main Hall
181 Main South Road, Yankalilla
Booking required. Phone 8558 2043
Yankalilla Area School is celebrating 70 years in November. Find out about the early schools in our district prior to the Area School.
Sue and Margaret will tell us about these schools and some of the educators including Mr. Catlow and his magic squares. Mr. Catlow was a teacher under the Education Department for many years, and master of the Finniss Vale, Yankalilla, and Compton Downs Schools.
There will also be a collection of vintage school books on display.
Schools as they were
in the good old days
