Scholz Park Museum in Riverton, South Australia | Community museum

Scholz Park Museum

Locality: Riverton, South Australia

Phone: +61 401 944 372

Address: 20 Torrens Road 5412 Riverton, SA, Australia

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25.01.2022 Due to the recent closure of the Hotel Central in Riverton, our monthly Bug Night is on hold until further notice. We thank Damian for his support and wish him well for the future.

22.01.2022 What a great result. Our new doors for the Blacksmiths Shop emulating the original barn style doors. A fantastic effort from Grant and the team.

20.01.2022 In line with current events, the museum will remain closed this Sunday and until further notice. Thank you.In line with current events, the museum will remain closed this Sunday and until further notice. Thank you.

20.01.2022 Well, Scholz Park Museum is finally open again this Sunday the 30th from 12pm until about 3pm. We will have the blacksmiths on site and look forward to catching up with some of our regulars and hopefully seeing some new faces too. We will then be open again on the last Sunday of each month except December and January.

20.01.2022 How good is our park looking with the Crab Apple in full blossom.

19.01.2022 Our museum opens again this Sunday 28th with the Blacksmiths in attendance. Hope to see you there. Also, our committee meets this Wednesday at the RSL rooms in Riverton at 2pm. We are always looking for new members to join our small committee. If you are interested then please come along.

17.01.2022 Repairs to the Western wall of the Wheelwrights shop are finally underway. A new concrete plinth has been installed to help stop water flowing into the building and the wall repaired. Future improvements will include the replacement of the cladding for both Eastern and Western walls Great job Simon Pilkington and Jack

15.01.2022 Our museum is open again this Sunday from 12pm 'til 3pm with the Blacksmiths in attendance. This will be the last time for 2020, unless by appointment. Hope to see you there.

14.01.2022 We had a visit today from Brian and Judy Sanders from Queensland. Brian is the great grandson of William Sanders who built the blacksmiths shop in Scholz Park. August Scholz purchased the business from William in 1886.

13.01.2022 ABC Education caught up with a 17-year-old blacksmith. He started blacksmithing when he was just 11 and explains why he loves working with his hands, problem-solving on the job, oh, and getting filthy of course!

12.01.2022 Our updated sign at the Southern end of the town.

12.01.2022 Our museum is open again this Sunday from 12pm 'til 3pm with the Blacksmiths in attendance.

10.01.2022 It's the last Sunday of the month and our museum is open today from 12pm with blacksmiths in attendance. Hope to see you there.

07.01.2022 On Sat 26th and Sun 27th of this month, we will be hosting the Lions Skin Cancer Screening trailer. This free service is available between 9am and 4pm each day. You will need to make an appointment as per the details attached. We will also have the museum open and blacksmiths in attendance. So get checked and drop into the museum to say hello.

06.01.2022 Well, today was a long but interesting day. For some time now we have been wanting to produce a promotional DVD for the museum. Today we did the filming and voice over commentary for it. A huge thank you to Grant for his organisation of the script and the filming. A huge thank you also to Brian who gave his time to do some blacksmithing and to Allan who also gave his time for the voice over commentary. A special mention to Grant, Michael, Brian and Rob for their fantastic work in getting the museum ready. And of course thanks go to our ladies Ina, Margaret and Louise for their efforts and an amazing lunch today. Can't wait for the final video.

03.01.2022 It was our pleasure today to open up the Museum for the Yr 1's & 2's from Riverton Primary School. They loved the old buildings and workshops and we were bombarded with questions. A huge thank you to our committee members who conducted the tour and a special thank you to Bailey who fired up one of the forges to make the experience very special for this group. We will be back open to the public from the last Sunday in August or by appointment.

01.01.2022 It's the last Sunday of the month so our museum is open from 12pm 'till 3pm with blacksmiths in attendance. It is also History Month in South Australia so drop into the Riverton History Centre across the road and perhaps trace your family history in the region.