{"id":64,"date":"2009-02-12T01:04:41","date_gmt":"2009-02-11T14:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.wordpress.com\/?page_id=64"},"modified":"2019-06-20T16:01:07","modified_gmt":"2019-06-20T05:31:07","slug":"about-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/?page_id=64","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our Aim:\u00a0<\/strong> \u201cUncover,\u00a0preserve and publish the history of the Mount Lofty Districts.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Mount Lofty\u00a0Districts Historical Society takes its name from Mount Lofty, one of South Australia\u2019s best known landmarks, overlooking the city of Adelaide. The MLDHS was established in 1978 at the suggestion of a former chairman of the Stirling District Council, Lloyd Leah, and a group of local residents and councillors keen to preserve local records and uncover the rich but largely unrecorded history of the district.<\/p>\n

The name of the Society was broadened to cover the Mount Lofty Districts so research would not be constrained by council boundaries. While our main focus is the history of\u00a0 Mount Lofty,\u00a0Crafers, Stirling, Aldgate, Bridgewater, and Mylor,\u00a0the Society takes a broad approach to the area it covers, and works collaboratively with neighbouring historical societies when topics and research interests overlap.\u00a0 In 1997 Stirling District Council amalgamated with the district councils of\u00a0Onkaparinga<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0East Torrens<\/a>\u00a0to its north, and the\u00a0District Council of Gumeracha<\/a>, to form the much larger\u00a0Adelaide Hills Council<\/a>.\u00a0 The society still concentrates on the townships listed above.<\/p>\n

Recognising that a significant part of the heritage of the Mount Lofty District lies in the Gardens that were developed and continue to thrive in the accommodating climate of the Hills, our collection and research also focuses on this area with our headquarters in the Coventry Library at Stirling known as the Local and Garden History Centre.<\/p>\n

The Historical Society is managed by a committee of volunteers with a broad range of skills, experiences and interests. The committee\u00a0is elected annually at the AGM, held in March or April each year, and meets on a monthly basis.<\/p>\n

Our activities include:<\/p>\n