Heritage Week, 13 - 23 October 2006
Heritage Week is an annual event in October, core funded by the Christchurch City Council, with support from local sponsors including principal sponsor Philip Carter.
- Heritage Week web site
- Christchurch City Libraries' Heritage Resources
- Christchurch Heritage at Christchurch City Council web site
New Zealand International Exhibition 1906
This year is the anniversary of the New Zealand International Exhibition held in Christchurch 1906-7 which showcased art and culture from around the world and had nearly 2 million visitors.
Decra Art Ltd Spirited Cemetery Tours
Join Richard Greenaway, Christchurch City Libraries genealogy librarian, in his tours of various historical cemeteries with biographical details of some of the people buried in the graveyards. Each tour is preceded by a sausage sizzle.
Tours are free of charge. There is a small charge for sausage sizzle and Cemetery Tour booklets. Phone 941 7923 for information.
Tours are being run most days during Carter Group Heritage Week 2006:
- Barbadoes Street Cemetery - Friday 13 October, 5.30 pm
- Linwood Public Cemetery - Saturday 14 October, 12 noon
- Sydenham Public Cemetery - Sunday 15 October, 12 noon
- Burwood Anglican Cemetery - Monday 16 October, 5.30 pm
- Addington Cemetery - Wednesday 18 October, 5.30 pm
- Woolston / Heathcote Cemetery - Thursday 19 October, 5.30 pm
- Avonside Holy Trinity Church Cemetery - Friday 20 October, 5.30 pm
- St Peter’s Church, Church Corner Cemetery - Saturday 21 October, 12 noon
- St Paul’s Church Papanui Anglican Cemetery - Sunday 22 October, 12 noon
- Bromley Cemetery - Monday 23 October, 11 am
Kids of Yesteryear
New Brighton Library is celebrating Heritage Week with displays of our local history collection including Kids of Yesteryear Display - in the Children's area of the library. Old fashioned toys - dolls, train sets, books, marbles, hoops, game sets - as well as school equipment of days gone by are part of this display highlighting what life was like for children in days gone by. The display is accompanied by historic photos of children in the New Brighton area, from the library's photographic archive.
- Monday 9th October - 23 October, New Brighton Library.
Finding family and local history through library resources
Talk and data demonstration show. Staff from the Aotearoa New Zealand Centre, Central Library, will introduce us to the rich array of heritage resources and services available through Christchurch City Libraries and the library web pages. It’s free and everyone is welcome.
- Tuesday 17 October 10.30am 12 noon
- New Brighton Library
Researching and Documenting your Family Roots
Are there skeletons in your family closet? This course will introduce you to a range of helpful local, national and international websites and to reference material available in the library. Learn how to use a home computer to record and collate material. Basic computer skills required.
- Suitable for adults at all levels to share their experience.
- 10, 17 and 24 October 7 9 pm.
- Waitikiri Learning Centre, 46 Queenspark Drive, Parklands.
- Phone 941 7923 for bookings and information.
- $15.00 Adults, Students and Senior Citizens.
Digitise Your Histories A Beginners Guide
Preserve and enhance your heritage story by producing a simple digital presentation. You can transform loose photographs showing the history of your family, neighbourhood or home by scanning these and other memorabilia into digital images able to be used on the computer.
- Suitable for Adults with basic computer skills.
- 10, 17 and 24 October 7 9pm
- Upper Riccarton Learning Centre, 71 Main South Road.
- Ph 941 7923 for bookings and information.
- Adults $15.
Inspiration for Quilters
Check out quilting websites for patterns, quilters stories, fabrics and techniques. Design your own template design and colour scheme, using tessellation sketch pad. Take home the colour printed design to form your unique pattern. See demonstrations and an inspiring quilt display.
- Suitable for adults, $5.00
- Tuesday 17 October, 7 pm 9 pm.
- South Learning Centre, 66 Colombo Street, Beckenham.
- Phone 941 7923 for bookings and information.
