When it comes to the weird and wonderful in 19th century life, it’s hard to go past the field of medicine: specifically, pharmaceutical and ‘self-care’ remedies. Health-related products can be some of the wackiest and most interesting things we find … Continue reading →
Over the past two blog posts we’ve been looking at a large assemblage of labelled bottles found under a house in Akaroa. Today on the blog we’re going to take a step back and look at how the bottles travelled … Continue reading →
A story submitted by Adele Geradts to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Rachel Jennings to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Timothy Duncan Kerr to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Rosie Belton to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Rosie Belton to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Emma Oakden to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Adele Geradts to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Adele Geradts to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Lawrence Wootton to the QuakeStories website.
Today, through the wonders of archaeology and Papers Past, we bring you the story of Charles Henry Cox, a man whose crime has been buried – literally – for over 100 years. But let’s not get too carried away. As … Continue reading →
- Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown’s School Days, 1857 It’s hard to picture what many of Christchurch’s buildings looked like before the earthquake. For many locals the torn down remains of a building or an empty lot remind them of a … Continue reading →
Coke. Fanta. Lemonade. Lemon and Paeroa. Mountain Dew. Ginger beer. Dr Pepper. Seven Up. Ice-cream soda. Coke and raspberry. Lift. Fizzy drinks, or sodas, are everywhere in our society. In all the flavours and colours of the rainbow, they grace … Continue reading →
Many of you will probably have heard of Baxter’s Lung Preserver, a local Christchurch product created in the 19th century and still sold today. Bottles of Baxter’s, with the name of the product embossed on the sides, are common finds … Continue reading →
Once upon a time, there was a baker (a pie-maker, even) who left his home in Germany and travelled the length of the world to a small country in the South Pacific. There, in a young city built on a … Continue reading →
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 8 February 2013 entitled, "Vote for me!".
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 4 September 2010 entitled, "Just a quick note to say we're ok".
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 4 September 2010 entitled, "It's been a weird sort of day".
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 8 September 2010 entitled, "Exhaustion and fear".
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 5 September 2010 entitled, "State of emergency day 2".
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 3 September 2013 entitled, "Three".
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 9 October 2013 entitled, "Random things".
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 7 December 2013 entitled, "Time for some pretty sparkles".
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 20 September 2013 entitled, "Show and tell".
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 31 May 2013 entitled, "1000 days".
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 19 December 2013 entitled, "A couple of delayed entries".
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 31 December 2013 entitled, "They've got to be joking".
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 7 July 2013 entitled, "Winter weekends".
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 7 December 2013 entitled, "Moving, baking, and other chaos".