Eudunda Family Heritage Gallery
Where yesterday is just a short walk away, celebrating over 150 years of history.
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 has changed thier front window display to celebrate National NAIDOC Week, over the 3rd to 10th 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
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.
Many Thanks to Eudunda Family Heritage Gallery Volunteers Peter & Paul Bonner who sprung into action to repair the flood damaged floor in the front window area in early April.
The Eudunda Family Heritage Gallery Committee say;
“Well done and a big ‘thank you’ to both of you for your prompt and valuable work.”
This is part of the media release put out by the Regional Council of Goyder,
“A storm that passed through Eudunda last week lashed the area with up to 50mm in less than an hour. The storm caused minor flooding in the township and damaged numerous roads. While the clean-up will take some weeks it has highlighted that there is still further work required in Eudunda to help address the ageing and outdated stormwater infrastructure. This is the second event of a similar magnitude in the last 6 months and the fifth time in the last 10 years.”
Please access the full media release online here or the PDF version here
Fortunately there was no damage to any of the items in the gallery.
The Gallery is closed for a short time while floors dry out and repairs to some are done.
