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Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi

October 2024

 

Welcome to our Heritage newsletter.

We'll be letting you know about interesting library events and resources related to local history, whakapapa/family history and heritage of all kinds.

 

Closing soon: Entries to Christchurch Photo Hunt

There are still a few days to enter Christchurch Photo Hunt this year. Submit your entries online by 31 October and be in to win Riverside Market vouchers! Check out the entries we've received so far.

 

What's new - Canterbury Stories

The figure "Sacrifice", Citizens’ War Memorial, No known copyright, CCL-Arch508-46-03

William Trethewey, Sculptor

Recently published on Canterbury Stories are the Trethewey papers – a collection of Christchurch sculptor William Trethewey that includes scrapbooks, photographs, negatives, press clippings and other papers. The material records projects Trethewey was involved with including the Kaiapoi War Memorial, Citizens' War Memorial, Captain Cook statue, the 1940s Centennial, and exhibitions at the Canterbury Society of Arts.

Harry Ell, Politician and Summit Road advocate

Also new to Canterbury Stories are the Harry Ell papers, a selection of material covering the career and interests of Harry Ell a Christchurch City Councillor, New Zealand member of Parliament, and a promoter of the Summit Road. The collection includes letter books, scrapbooks, photographs, and a Visitors’ book which has signatures, dates, names and notes from walkers of the Parkinson's Bush Reserve 1916-1926.

Visitors' book, Parkinsons Bush Reserve, pages 9-10, Harry Ell papers, No known copyright CCL-Arch202-4-3

 

Library events

Video

Unconscious Bias on LinkedIn Learning

In this course, diversity expert Stacey Gordon Stacey explores the most common forms of unconscious bias and its implications.

Video

Excel Essential Training on LinkedIn Learning

Get up to speed with Excel expert Dennis Taylor as he demonstrates how to efficiently manage & analyse data in Microsoft Excel.

Video

Unconscious Bias on LinkedIn Learning

In this course, diversity expert Stacey Gordon Stacey explores the most common forms of unconscious bias and its implications.

Video

Excel Essential Training on LinkedIn Learning

Get up to speed with Excel expert Dennis Taylor as he demonstrates how to efficiently manage & analyse data in Microsoft Excel.

More Heritage events
 

Blog Post

Acrobatics on sheep sculptures, FESTA: Picturing Canterbury

Impromptu acrobatics on sheep sculptures during the FEStival of Transitional Architecture, 2014. An image from Canterbury Stories.

 
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