Hana's Story
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
Summary of oral history interview with Hana about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes. Pseudonym used to identify interviewee.
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Slice of Christchurch history preserved in NZ's first online archaeologica…
Articles, Videos, TV3
Almost 1 million artefacts were discovered in a 'big dig' after the Christchurch earthquakes in 2010 and 2011.
Danielle Louise O'Halloran's Story
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
Summary of oral history recording by Danielle Louise O'Halloran about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes. Summary written by Brigid Buckenham.
Anastasia's Story
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
Summary of oral history interview with Anastasia about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes. Interviewed by Danielle Louise O'Halloran. Summary written by Brigid Buckenham.
The Langlois Eteveneaux cottage, Akaroa
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
Jessie Garland and Luke Tremlett References and acknowledgements Christchurch City Council. Garvin, J., 2001. A Building History of Northern New England. University Press of New England, New Hampshire. Insight Unlimited.
Sharing Memories
Articles, Lost Christchurch
In response to the loss of our inner city of Christchurch, we were inspired to create this website, Lost Christchurch, as a freely accessible archive of photographs, social history and memories of …
Early Days in Sydenham, how the Pioneers Fared
Articles, Lost Christchurch
An interesting contribution to the history of the early days of Christchurch, and especially of the district now known as Sydenham, was made by Mr Henry Ffitch, of Glandovey road, Fendalton, in a s…
The Townsend Observatory
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A document outlining the history of the Townsend Telescope and Observatory at the Christchurch Arts Centre. The document was written by Karen Pollard, Associate Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Canterbury.
QuakeStory 452
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A story submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 86
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A story submitted by Leonie to the QuakeStories website.
Ruth Gardner's Blog 12/07/2013: Excelsior Excitment
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 12 July 2013 entitled, "Excelsior Excitment".
Ruth Gardner's Blog 16/12/2013: Memory Mural
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
An entry from Ruth Gardner's Blog for 16 December 2013 entitled, "Memory Mural".
Ruth Gardner's Blog 22/02/2014: Sacred Space
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
An entry from Ruth Gardner's Blog for 22 February 2014 entitled, "Sacred Space".
Ruth Gardner's Blog 19/02/2014: Spires Sculpture
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
An entry from Ruth Gardner's Blog for 19 February 2014 entitled, "Spires Sculpture".
Ruth Gardner's Blog 02/11/2012: Forlorn Farmers
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 2 November 2012 entitled, "Forlorn Farmers".
Ruth Gardner's Blog 30/06/2012: Bravo Ballantynes!
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 30 June 2012 entitled, "Bravo Ballantynes!".
Ruth Gardner's Blog 30/12/2011: Working Women's Waypost
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 30 December 2011 entitled, "Working Women's Waypost".
Ruth Gardner's Blog 27/02/2012: Determining the Day
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 27 February 2012 entitled, "Determining the Day".
Ruth Gardner's Blog 27/06/2013: Father's Footsteps
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 27 June 2013 entitled, "Father's Footsteps".
Ruth Gardner's Blog 05/02/2014: Monumento Mori?
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
An entry from Ruth Gardner's Blog for 05 February 2014 entitled, "Monumento Mori?".
QuakeStory 770
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A story submitted by J. C. to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 428
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A story submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 462
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A story submitted by Jennifer to the QuakeStories website.
Ruth Gardner's Blog 29/05/2012: Bye-bye Building
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 29 May 2012 entitled, "Bye-bye Building".
Ruth Gardner's Blog 16/12/2012: Memories of Mother
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 16 December 2012 entitled, "Memories of Mother".
Ruth Gardner's Blog 28/05/2011: Childhood Churches
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 28 May 2011 entitled, "Childhood Churches".
Ruth Gardner's Blog 19/03/2014: Prominence for Pioneers
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
An entry from Ruth Gardner's Blog for 19 March 2014 entitled, "Prominence for Pioneers".
Putting The Pieces Together
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
Today on the blog we are discussing my favourite site of 2019. We already talked about part of the site’s history last fortnight on the blog- that it contained the store and offices for Walton, Warner and Co. and their … Continue reading →
Hotels, what versatile places!
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
It’s been a busy month for Underground Overground Archaeology as we’ve been actively involved in New Zealand Archaeology Week 2018 running displays, historical tours, and talks – all of them highly successful thanks to history and archaeology lovers across the … Continue reading →
‘Archaia’ and ‘Logos’, what even is archaeology?
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
The word archaeology comes from the Greek archaia (“ancient things”) and logos (“theory” or “science”). So, archaeologists study past societies through the material culture. In other words, we write the history analysing what people threw away or left behind. That’s … Continue reading →