Friends Of The Gallery Celebrate Successful Year For Eudunda Family Heritage Gallery

Five Life Memberships Awarded

Recognition of the early and long service by Blat Goulder, Yvonne Schulz, Marcus Reseigh, Elaine Leditschke and Dot Bonner came in the form of awards for Life Membership to these five individuals who were the pioneers of the Eudunda Family Heritage Gallery. Their work and dedication has helped the gallery get to the positive position it is today.

Eudunda Family Heritage Gallery New Life Members Awarded for 2023
Eudunda Family Heritage Gallery New Life Members Awarded for 2023

Committee Celebrate 25th Year at the ‘Friends of the Gallery’

Holding true to the tradition for the event, Eudunda’s Citizen of the Year, Deb Koodrin this years award winner cut the 25th Birthday Cake.

Deb Koodrin cuts the 25th Cake
Deb Koodrin cuts the 25th Cake

Eudunda Family Heritage Gallery Committee Chairperson, Dot Bonner told the gathering of some 50 Friends of The Gallery about all the exciting and successful things that had happened during the previous year, and of the items in progress and planned for the coming year.

Friends of the Gallery Morning Tea - listen to Dot about a great year
Friends of the Gallery Morning Tea – listen to Dot about a great year

Alison Schutz was awarded a special Honary Membership to Friends of the Gallery for her great help with Grant writing by Dot Bonner. Many thanks to Alison.

Alison Schutz & Dot Bonner
Left: Alison Schutz Awarded Honary Member for her help with Grants by Dot Bonner
(Ed – Sorry Photo is blurry)

Janet and Sue Scafe gave the gathering a very interesting story about early publicans to the Eudunda Hotel. The little know story was of ‘Otto and Margaret Radestock Forgotten Puclicans of the Eudunda Hotel’.

Historians Janet & Sue Scarfe Presention on Otto and Margaret Radestock - Eudunda Hotel
Historians Janet & Sue Scarfe Presention on Otto and Margaret Radestock – Eudunda Hotel

What a facisnating insight into the personal lives of some of our early pioneers, their successes and struggles. A fantastic presentation!

The morning was finished off with some delicious sandwiches, cakes and sweets catered for by the dedicated ladies of the Heritage Committee.

The ‘Friends Of The Gallery’ is one way people can be involved in the Eudunda Family Heritage Gallery if they can’t be a committee member or volunteer of the gallery.
Your Membership will support the gallery committee in their effortst to maintain and advance the gallery, and other benefits and you will also recieve the informative ‘Gustav Newsletter’ which has stories and also event notifications. A yearly membership only costs $15.00 – which we think is great value.

Want to find out more? Call in to the Gallery during open times, Friday, Saturday & Sunday 10am to 2pm, or contact us from the website
eudundaheritage.com or facebook.com

Eudunda Heritage Window Display Celebrates Christmas – December 2022

The Eudunda Family Heritage Gallery Committee and Volunteers with everyone a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Safe New Year.

Thank you to Volunteer and Committee Member Delilah Balmer for this great display. Well Done!

Eudunda Family Heritage Gallery Window display - Dec 2022
Eudunda Family Heritage Gallery Window display – Dec 2022

If you haven’t had a look in the Gallery for quite a while, Pop in!
Open Friday, Saturday and Sundays every week.

Eudunda Family Heritage Gallery Window display - Dec 2022 - Colin Thiele Sculpture gets in the fun
Eudunda Family Heritage Gallery Window display – Dec 2022 – Colin Thiele Sculpture gets in the fun too

Please note that our open times are:
Friday: 10am-2pm
Saturday: 10am-2pm
Sunday:  10am-2pm

PS – The Gallery is looking for Volunteers to help – check out this page

Committee Use Technology To Help In Meetings

EFHG Committee review research by Samuel on Neales Flat Ballot Box
EFHG Committee review research by Samuel on Neales Flat Ballot Box on the new Multimedia system, funded by a Regional Council of Goyder Grant.
L-R: Bob Dabrowski, Samuel Doering, Jennie Schutz

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.

Eudunda Books Presented To SA Parliament Research Library

Eudunda Books Presented to SA Parliament Research Library
Eudunda Books Presented to SA Parliament Research Library

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.

Eudunda Heritage Window Display – National NAIDOC Week – 3-10 July 2022

The Eudunda Family Heritage Gallery has changed thier front window display to celebrate National NAIDOC Week, over the 3rd to 10th July 2022.

EFHG Celebrate National NAIDOC Week – 3-10 July 2022
EFHG Celebrate National NAIDOC Week – 3-10 July 2022

Thank you to Volunteer and Committee Member Delilah Balmer for this great display. Well Done!

 If you haven’t had a look in the Gallery for quite a while, Pop in!
Open Friday, Saturday and Sundays every week.

Please note that our open times are:
Friday: 10am-2pm
Saturday: 10am-2pm
Sunday:  10am-2pm

PS – The Gallery is looking for Volunteers to help – check out this page