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 …
Beards and Stiff Collars: Clergy & Laity at the 1875, 1888 and 1907 Synods
Prue Purser and Lorraine Owen, two of the Archives volunteers, have been recording the collages of those who attended three …
Why can’t I find my ancestor’s burial plot?
Over the past few weeks there have been many requests from family researchers trying to locate the burial place of …
Synod c 1949-1950
Each Parish in the Diocese gets its turn for concentrated archival work, and this week it was the former Parish …
Opawa Service Register Located
Life is full for surprises and the information about this one arrived by email. A Presbyterian colleague of Rev’d Canon …
Music
I’ve been looking at parts of the Archives Collection that have few resources. When I counted up 5 Music CD’s …
World War I Extracts of the names of Service Personnel from Church News
The Archives Volunteers have just completed their first piece of work for 2016 – extracting the names of service personnel …