Blog Posts
THEN and NOW Photographic Exhibition
The response to our Then and Now photographic display at the recent Open Day was very enthusiastic. The new display lighting and gallery hanging system
Willunga – Place of Green Trees?
The name Willunga is usually said to come from the Aboriginal name wiljaungga – ‘a place of green trees’. This was mentioned in 1908 by Cockburn
And the Artist is……….???
Our Surprising Find (see Recent Posts) has been confirmed as a sketch made by Capt. E. C. Frome during his time as Surveyor General of
Hawker’s Stumps
Modern day motorists who suffer the undulating stretch of road between McLaren Vale and Willunga should spare a thought for the saga of Hawker’s stumps,
Remembering Maude Aldam
This month we celebrate 140 years since the birth of Mary Maude Aldam. Maude, as she preferred to be called, wrote many reminiscences of the
Willunga Slate Documentary
A five minute documentary telling the story of Willunga slate is a very welcome addition to the displays at the Willunga Slate Museum. It was