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City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters - Cultural Heritage Services
Address
Norwood History Centre - 1st Floor, 110 The Parade, Norwood, SA 5071 Australia
Telephone
8366 4536
Fax
8132 0977
Email
Website
Postal Address
PO Box 204, Kent Town, SA 5071 Australia
Contact
Cultural Heritage Adviser, Norwood History Centre
Hours
Mon - Wed
Comment
Aim is to help the community to understand, celebrate and benefit from the Council's rich and distinctive history through the provision of a number of specialist historical services and activities.
Services
- Cultural Heritage Services
- Management and preservation of the Council's History Collection
- Provision of information on local family history, houses, streets and public buildings
- Professional site histories for corporations or businesses
- Referrals to heritage agencies
- Outreach education programmes for school and community groups
- Oral history programme
- Development of historical exhibitions and displays
- Coordination of historical plaques programme
- Provision of guided historical walks and tours
- Coordination of heritage events
- Assistance with:
- Historical research
- Information services
- Tertiary, secondary and primary school projects
- Family history documentation
- Seeking grants and sponsorship for cultural and historical projects
- Contacting local heritage groups
- History collection contains:
- Council minutes
- Rate assessments
- Mayoral reports
- Letter books
- Photographic Collection
- Paintings
- Civic & Domestic artefacts
- Oral Histories
- Community Archives
- Videos
- Biographical and subject files
- Family history resources
- Local history reference collection
- Sands & McDougall directories
- Historical Publications
- Historical Walks Guide
