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• Elizabeth Lissaman, potter

  Elizabeth Hazel Lissaman was born in Blenheim on 11 October 1901, the second of six children of Helen Eva Bligh and her husband, Henri Lissaman, a sheep farmer. She...

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• Hop Harvest

  *Hop Harvest* March 1st is a significant date in the Nelson district because it heralds the start of the hop harvest.  The hot, dry summer has ripened the flower...

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• Nelson's orphanages and children's homes

  The Nelson region has supported homes for children since the 19th Century. Details and research resources about these institutions have been provided at the end of this story.  Each institution has...

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• Te Tauihu and World War One

  The Prow remembers World War One, August 1914 to November 1918 Stories which speak of Nelson connections with the war have been added to the Prow over the years....

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• Frederick Nelson Jones

  Frederick Nelson Jones could not stand to remain idle, whether photographing life in Nelson, restoring music boxes or creating Pixietowns, he was always finding something to do. It is easy...

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