J E Fitzgerald sepia watercolour “View taken from the terrace in front of Mr FitzGerald’s House at Lyttelton. The home in the center is Mr Ward’s in Quail Island, Nov 15 1852.” Executed for the valedictory gift to John Robert…
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The Canterbury Association was formed in 1848 in England by members of parliament, peers, and Anglican church leaders, to establish a colony in New Zealand. The settlement was to be called Canterbury, with its capital to be known as Christchurch….
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The Museum was first established in the Provincial Council Buildings in 1867 featuring geology specimens collected by geologists Dr (later Sir) Julius von Haast and Dr Ferdinand Hochstetter. The Museum was first open to the public on 3 December 1867….
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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Notice of meeting – Annual General Meeting When: 20 March 2022 2PM Where: Knight Stream School, 1 Killarney Road, Halswell The President and Committee invite members to enjoy an afternoon tea with us at…
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Here are a couple of photos that Beverley took on our Airforce Museum visit at Wigram yesterday. We had 27 turn up which was heartening and the guided tour conducted by Ken from the Museum was excellent. There was a…
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High tea at Hororata today for our members when we visited Cotons Cottage and Hororata Museum. Cotons’ Cottage was built in 1864 by Yorkshire immigrant Bentley Coton who, with his wife Sarah Jane, was one of the earliest smallholders farming…
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Despite a wet and windy Canterbury day we had an excellent turnout to listen to our guest speaker Ken Booth on the Anglican Church and Early Canterbury Developments versus Expectations of our Early Settler Families. We then all enjoyed a…
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Very grateful to Committee member Brian Dixon who has turned this beautiful kauri flag holder and small wooden box to hold our flag safely when not in use. The kauri tiimber is from a Seed Cleaner from McKays Seed Store,…
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