Eudunda Family Heritage Gallery
Where yesterday is just a short walk away, celebrating over 150 years of history.
Thank you to the Regional Council of Goyder for helping us acquire a brand new photocopier, and to Alison Schutz who put together the Ward Funding application.
The new photocopier has arrived, and the committee is extremely grateful and happy. We are looking forward to using all the capabilities it provides.
The extent of its capabilities, will soon be discovered and will include assisting local community groups and organisations to print and photocopy.
Thank you!
At the Eudunda Family Heritage Gallery October 2022 Committee meeting the members were able to view research that he had done on a donation by the Ross family of Robertstown of an old wooden ballot box.
The presenation was much easier for all to view and understand due to Samuel being able to project his work on to the digital television screen via a connection to his laptop.
The TV and stand was part of a grant recieved from the Regional Council of Goyder to improve communication, conferencing and presentation at the gallery.
On Thursday 21st June 2022, several Eudunda Family Heritage Gallery volunteers travelled to Parliament House to donate books based on the Eudunda area to the South Australian Parliament Research Library.
When one of our volunteers, Samuel Doering, donated his first book to the Library in November 2021, it was discovered that no other books relating to Eudunda were in the collection; Thursday’s visit rectified this!
The Gallery donated thirteen local history books, from general histories of Eudunda and Robertstown, to more specific histories of the Eudunda Show, Eudunda Hospital, Eudunda Club, Hundred of Julia Creek, Brownlow and more.
We hope these books help our MPs gain a deeper insight into the rich history of our area.
The visitors gave a bit ‘Thank you’ to Dr. John Weste for giving them a tour of the extraordinary collection at the South Australian Parliament Research Library.
The Eudunda Family Heritage Gallery Management Committee will be holding its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, 9th August, 2022, at the Eudunda Family Heritage Gallery,
19 Bruce Street, Eudunda
beginning at 9a.m. sharp.
All are welcome to attend, but to help with current social-distancing measures if you wish to attend please RSVP to the
Chairperson of the Committee, Dot Bonner on 0407 004 469
by 5pm on the 8th Aug 2022
We look forward to seeing you at our annual AGM.
The Eudunda Family Heritage Gallery is proud to announce it has received a grant from the Culture, Heritage and Arts Regional Tourism (CHART) grant scheme.
The scheme is funded by the Australian Government and administered by The Australian Museums and Galleries Association (AMaGA).
The grant, valued at just under $3,000, will assist the Gallery in a variety of ways. The grant comes at a time when the Gallery is recovering from the effects of COVID-19 and recent water damage.
The Gallery will be able to purchase a number of scanners with different capabilities, as well as a LED Lighting Box which will enable the Gallery to begin documenting and digitising the collection to make it more accessible. It is our aim to digitise our entire photographic collection, to ensure these valuable insights into our past can continue telling stories into the future.
Another item that the Gallery will now be able to acquire is a Zoom Handy Recorder, which will enable the recording of oral histories. It has been commented repeatedly that too many oral stories, not recorded elsewhere, are being lost. The Gallery will finally have the means to preserve valuable oral stories.
Another major component of the grant allows for the acquisition of archival-quality storage boxes in a number of sizes. The boxes prevent the deterioration of historic objects and artefacts – from irreplaceable photos and handwritten German minute books, to commemorative glasses and empty chemist bottles.
The CHART grant will allow us to continue to safeguard our collection. The Gallery sustained serious water damage in September 2021 and March 2022, with water infiltrating every part of the premises in the March flood. This has forced us to reconsider how we display and store our large collection. Artefacts situated close to the floor or near areas of the ceiling that have been compromised can now be shifted to safer storage. We cannot risk losing artefacts from our collection.
The Gallery would like to sincerely thank The Australian Museums and Galleries Association and the Australian Government for their generous support; their assistance allows us to continue the important work of preserving, sharing, and recording stories from Eudunda and surrounding districts.
We look forward to sharing more news about the outcome of the grant in the coming weeks.
