The Addington Girl Guides—Can you help identify people and places in these photos?
In the past many Guide and Scout Groups were attached to Churches. This collection of photographs arrived in the Archives …
Orphans Annual Outing Challenge Cup
One of the items rescued from Churchill Courts was an EPNS bowl with the following inscription AAC Orphans Annual Outing …
The Parish Library
Five books have recently been donated to the Diocesan Archives and they are a reminder that a Parish library is …
The New Zealand Church News and William Sidney Lovell-Smith
During the holidays I took advantage of my membership of Heritage New Zealand and visited 83 Clyde Road. This is …
A Bench of Bishops
A Bench[1] of Bishops Don’t ever believe a date on a photograph when you find one written in pencil on …
West Coast Marriages
Do you think that your family came from the West Coast and you have never been able to find a …
The Letters Patent
A couple of weeks ago Facebook annoyed me when a post reminded me that the city of Christchurch had been …
Clippings Books
The Diocese of Christchurch has kept clippings books continually since 1948. There has never been any written policy about what …
Anglican Recipe Books
There was two tablespoons (50g) of yeast left in the jar and about one cup (125g) of flour in the …
William Guise Brittan writes to the Archbishop of Canterbury
Over the summer holidays the Archivist has been working with Mrs Judith Bright, National Anglican Archivist on re-housing and re-listing …