News & Events

As we enter the first month of winter, here’s an event to inspire your creativity or perhaps just enhance your understanding of the ancient art of knitting.

Please RSVP as requested.

Special Event –  Book Launch

Friday Evening 2^nd June 2023 – 7.00pm-9.00pm

Coventry Library Stirling.

Dear Members

We are delighted to invite you all to an unexpected addition to our Event Program for 2023.

This biography  has been researched and published by members of the well-known  Murrell family in memory of their late uncle, Bill Murrell  a former resident of the Adelaide Hills and a significant mentor and collector of the works by emerging artists in the Adelaide Hills.

The MLDHS  has worked closely with Thomas Murrell as he followed a similar commitment to “uncover, preserve and publish the histories of the Mount Lofty Districts”. We have enjoyed and benefited from our involvement in this project and appreciate the opportunity to support  the launching of this fascinating work.

We hope to see you at the launch. The invitation is attached below.

Warm regards to all

Ann Herraman

Dr Ann Herraman

President MLDHS

M 0419 816 490

Our special History Month Event for 2023 gives an insight into the trains and railways that have been part of our lives and focusses on the transformations that the coming of the Railway made to life in the Hills and beyond.

Be sure to RSVP to reserve your place.

The Mt Lofty Districts Historical Society invite you to join us on Thursday 20th April, for an ANZAC commemoration event at the Coventry Library in Stirling.

Harry McGregor and Dr Tony Stimson will both make presentations.

All details are on the flyer below and we request that you RSVP as indicated.

This programme supersedes the previous mailout and includes some alterations. As always, events beyond our control may result in further changes. Please watch for future posts on this website for the latest information about coming events.

This year’s Annual General Meeting will include a presentation by Chris Chardon about “Footy in the Hills”. Chris is well qualified to speak on this subject and will bring to light the results of his knowledge and research.

Bookings are essential; please RSVP as indicated on the flyer below.

Please note that the Annual General Meeting of the Mt. Lofty Districts Historical Society, previously scheduled for Friday 3rd March, has been deferred until Friday 24th March.

All other details remain the same and we look forward to Chris Chardon presenting the history of Australian Rules Football in the district.

Please note that our History Centre and Archive will be closed for a short break over Christmas and the New Year as below.

Songs and Stories of Christmas – Our popular Final Event for the Year

Note that RSVPs are thru EventBrite

You are invited to our next event which includes a visit to the Macclesfield ANZAC Memorial Garden, Lunch and a talk at the local RSL.

If you have not seen this memorial before, it has a very diverse and picturesque layout with all sorts of interesting memorial items scattered through an attractive native garden.

Please RSVP as indicated in the flyer below.