Category: News
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A man of many parts: Isaac ‘Petatone’ Featherston
It was fascinating to hear John E. Martin discuss the career of Isaac ‘Petatone’ Featherston on March 10th. A doctor, newspaper editor, Provincial Representative and a man central to land purchasing in the 1860s. We learned how a ship’s surgeon, as Featherston became in 1841, was not only responsible for the health of the passengers…
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The Art and Writing of Emily Cumming Harris
A very enthusiastic crowd assembled in person and on-line to hear Michele Leggott and Catherine Field-Dodgson discuss their detective work in piecing together the work of botanical artist, Emily Cumming Harris and her work held at the Turnbull Library. People present were invited to view some of the botanical drawings in the presenters’ collection. After…
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Letters Out Loud 2025
The National Library auditorium was at full capacity with an appreciative audience for this year’s ‘Letters Out Loud’ superbly hosted by Jennifer Ward Lealand. It was a night to remember since the winds in Wellington were a keen reminder of the conditions when the Wahine sank in 1968. Jennifer Ward Lealand read a most moving letter from…