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
ANNOUNCEMENT!
Important notice about
General Meetings
Please note that we will no longer be holding meetings on
Monday nights.
Instead we will, from now on, be presenting twice the number of our popular Friday talks. These will now be monthly, 11 times per year, and some will be on Saturdays.
The first of these extra talks will be in October, a schools themed talk in recognition of the Yankalilla Area School’s 70th anniversary
(see notice this page)
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The brig Rapid
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.
Schools as they were
in the good old days
Sunday 8 November 2026
Christmas Party and
End-of-Year Celebration
12:30 - 3:30pm
Mitchell Cottage
130 Nosworthy Road, Torrens Vale
Free event. Bookings essential.
YDHS Christmas Parties have become the ‘must attend’ event of the calendar year. Join us for some festive fun and hear Mr. Christmas (Rob Kirk) tell the history of Christmastime. Eat, drink and be merry in the atmosphere of historic Mitchell Cottage.
Wear something Christmassy. BYO drinks and a plate to share - surprise us with your own Christmas specialty.
Mr Christmas
ready for the festive season
