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THEIR NAMES LIVETH FOR EVERMORE: DIGITISING THE NZ ROLL OF HONOUR
The NZ Roll of Honour is a taonga that bears the weight of a nation’s gratitude. Across its five volumes are the names of all 30,000 New Zealand service people who have died in conflicts from the war in South Africa (1899-1902) up to the present day. It’s hard to...
Celebrating Te Oha – Whakaputunga Taonga, the new Te Rarawa Iwi Archive
NZMS first heard about a move to create a digital archive for Te Rūnanga o Te Rarawa in 2022 when Whina Te Whiu emailed Alison Barnett, NZMS Northern Regional Manager: “The time has come for the iwi to digitise their post settlement iwi collections.” Te Iwi o Te...
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A Journey in Watercolour: The Illustrated Diaries of Brian Pleasants
Our NZMS team in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington recently had the privilege of digitising 9 illustrated diaries for the family of artist Brian Pleasants.
These diaries paint a vivid picture of the adventures Brian and his wife, Antionette, embarked on together. Beautifully illustrated, they are filled with fascinating tales and experiences from across the globe. We recently spoke with Brian’s son, Simon, about his father’s diaries and the significance of their digitisation.
Preserving Hamilton’s Photographic Heritage
In 2007, Hamilton City Libraries launched a digitisation project, focusing on its holdings of aerials, maps, and a significant photographic collection, which included images transferred from the Waikato Museum during the redistribution of its exhibition spaces. NZMS captured 32,000 heritage photographic negatives as part of this initiative, a project spanning 15-years!
Tracing Local History with Western Bay of Plenty Community Archives
Revealing Untold Stories: The Value of School Archives
Archives are more than just a collection of official records, they also serve to safeguard and celebrate the memories and achievements of their communities. In the case of schools, archives are increasingly seen as a vital component of alumni engagement programmes.