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• Esther Mary White

  Esther White, 1883-1959, was a Quaker philanthropist who, as the wife of Theodore Rigg[sitetree_link,id=702], settled in Nelson. Esther grew up in a Quaker family in the United States of America....

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• The Mayoral Shop

  The premises at 83-86 Bridge Street in Nelson were the birthplace of the mayoral ambitions of three families. MayorJHLevien.jpg J H Levien: The Nelson Provincial Museum, Print Collection: 297185 Lock...

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• Theodore Rigg and World War One

  Theodore Rigg (KBE,  1888-1972) was highly regarded as Director of the Cawthron Institute in Nelson from 1934-1956.  During World War One, as a Quaker,  he devoted himself to philanthropic...

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• Taonga Pūoro or Singing Treasures

  The first Polynesian settlers in Aotearoa were greeted by a noisy soundscape and a plethora of new materials for making musical instruments.  Centuries later, the botanist Joseph Banks[http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/1966/banks-sir-joseph] described the...

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• From Cairo to Ngatimoti

  Or Around the World in 100 Years: the WW1 postcard that lost its way Front of Hector Guy’s postcard. A. McFadgen Front of Hector Guy’s postcard. A. McFadgen Poignant...

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