{"id":63,"date":"2009-02-12T01:04:41","date_gmt":"2009-02-12T01:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.wordpress.com\/2009\/02\/12\/hello-world-2"},"modified":"2009-02-12T01:04:41","modified_gmt":"2009-02-12T01:04:41","slug":"hello-world-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/?p=63","title":{"rendered":"Come and visit"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Mount Lofty Districts Historical Society is based in the beautiful Adelaide Hills of South Australia. The Society provides access to a wealth of information about the history of the area through its Local and Garden History Centre in Stirling.<\/p>\n

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Uniquely, the History Centre brings together the history of local people and the remarkable gardens which influenced the development of this region.<\/p>\n

It is located\u00a0in the\u00a0new Coventry Library,\u00a0an award-winning building and the hub of the local community, attracting more than 2000 visitors a day.<\/p>\n

The History Centre opened in 2008 thanks to the help of an Australian Government grant under the Regional Partnerships Program, the Adelaide Hills Council and several generous benefactors. It\u00a0features a public display and research area, with\u00a0freely available research materials,\u00a0and a\u00a0large functional workroom and store room which houses the Society\u2019s collection.<\/p>\n

Volunteers\u00a0are available\u00a0to assist\u00a0people with inquiries between 2pm and 4 pm on days the Library is open. So come and visit us, and learn more about this fascinating corner of South Australia and its remarkable history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Mount Lofty Districts Historical Society is based in the beautiful Adelaide Hills of South Australia. The Society provides access to a wealth of information about the history of the area through its Local and Garden History Centre in Stirling.   Uniquely, the History Centre brings together the history of local people and the remarkable … Continue reading “Come and visit”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paNLq6-11","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2758,"url":"https:\/\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/?p=2758","url_meta":{"origin":63,"position":0},"title":"We’re cautiously open again!","date":"September 24, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Our History Centre and Archive in the Coventry Library is currently open again for visitors in compliance with the COVID-19 restrictions in place within the Adelaide Hills Council buildings. 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