May has arrived, and so my copy of the South Australian History Month program guide. This is the month that all South Australian history-lovers look forward to. It is a month-long history-fest. The “About Time: South Australia’s History Festival” as it is officially known, began its life as South Australia’s History Week back in 2004, and changed to a month-long event in 2011 which proved a good move, as it has grown in popularity each year since. With more events (over 500 now), and more time (a whole month), it allows more people to attend – so more people are learning about the history of the beautiful state of South Australia. So I believe it’s a win, win situation for everyone. History-lovers indulge in the events as much as time allows, but trust me there’s also plenty for non-history lovers too. In fact I’ve got my hairdresser, my physio, my chiropractor, and my personal trainer all who are not overly into history, interested. Why? Well, putting it simply there is something for everyone – families included. There are walks around the city talking about Adelaide’s criminals and early pioneers, there are cemetery tours, there open days of historic businesses and museums, there afternoon teas, archive tours, pub yarns, a film day of South Australia’s early railways, tours of the aviation museum, archaeology digs, paddlesteamer cruises and a whole heap more. May is certainly when all types of organisations, archives, museums, societies, churches, cemeteries, history groups, even businesses set out educating the public about the history of South Australia. And the events are not only held in Adelaide, they are statewide, with events being held in the Barossa Valley, the Clare Valley, the Eyre Peninsula, the Fleurieu Peninsula, the Flinders Ranges,...