Local History
Explore local history - the people and places of Ōtautahi.
Ancestry Library Edition
Free remotely until 31 July. Trace your family history. Includes records from U.S., U.K., Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
Featured event
KidsFest: My Family! My Story!
Thursday 9 & 16 July, 9.30am - 12pm
Become a family history detective for the morning in this fun session that looks at ways to uncover your ancestors. 9-12 yrs, $7 per child.
Local and family history events
Featured local history
The Samuel Anstey Collection - Canterbury Stories
Images of the early 1900s from the Samuel Anstey collection are now in focus on digital heritage site Canterbury Stories.
Pestilence parallels - The 1918 influenza pandemic
Joyce looks at what the papers had to say during the Influenza epidemic of 1918 and sees some parallels with the current global pandemic.
Christchurch history
Books to read if you want in introduction to the history of Christchurch. A Christchurch City Libraries list.
Popular resources
Popular resources
Picturing Canterbury
Rolleston volunteer firefighters: Picturing Canterbury
Volunteer firefighters, part of the Rolleston Voluntary Fire Brigade, 1991. An image from the Discovery Wall.
60s Up Club glider trip: Picturing Canterbury
Margaret Williams, a member of the 60s Up Club in a glider ahead of a flight with her instructor, 1995. An image from the Discovery Wall.
Revival Rides: Picturing Canterbury
Horse drawn carriage driven by Maria for Revival Rides travelling along Rolleston Avenue, 1988. An image from the Discovery Wall.
Discovery Wall
Tūranga is the home of NZ’s largest digital touchwall. Find out more, and how you can contribute to this unique heritage resource.
Tī Kōuka Whenua
Explore the vibrant past of Christchurch and the wider Canterbury region that extends back many hundreds of years before 1850.
