We recently received an enquiry from a researcher who wanted to confirm his relative’s admission at Te Aute College around 1907. Besides locating the admission record, we also found a wonderful image of the pupils of Te Kura o te Aute, Te Aute College taken in 1910 which included the… Read More »Not a Pet: The Small Dog at Te Aute College, 1910
A recent research enquiry had us looking through some of the Te Aute College class photographs, in the hopes that we could identify the researcher’s relative. We found the relative in this great photograph from 1910 featuring a dog in the front row, which, in turn, had us uncovering more… Read More »Paraire Hēnare Tomoana
A brief look at Bishop William Garden Cowie’s life Bishop William Garden Cowie was selected by G.A. Selwyn to become the first bishop of Auckland and was consecrated at Westminster Abbey in June 1869. He arrived in Auckland with his wife, Eliza Jane, in February 1870. Bishop Cowie was known… Read More »Bishop William Garden Cowie, 1831 – 1902
St John’s Theological College class photographs As part of our endeavour to showcase some of the incredible photographs which can be found in our archival collection, the St John’s Theological College class photographs have been added to Pūmotomoto. The St John’s College class photographs were first taken around 1896. These… Read More »St John’s Theological College Class Photographs
The story of Campbell West-Watson Campbell West-Watson was affectionately known as the “Boy Bishop” when he was ordained at just 32 years of age by Bishop of Barrow-in-Furness in 1909. In 1925 he was appointed Bishop of Christchurch, making the long journey to New Zealand with his family. After the… Read More »The Papers of Campbell West-Watson and Post-war Japan in 1947
This photograph shows Solomon Island students playing a game of football during the Ascension Day celebrations at St. Barnabas’ College, Norfolk Island. This photograph is from the Palmer Family photograph collection which was donated to the library by John Palmer’s great-great granddaughter, Heather Beehre. John Palmer worked for the Melanesian Mission from… Read More »Ascension Day Football Match at St. Barnabas’ College, Norfolk Island
There is a new display in the library for the St John’s College classes of 1979 to 1981 who held a reunion here over the weekend (22nd-24th July). This display presents items from the archives held at the John Kinder Theological Library relating to the College of St John the… Read More »College Life at the John Kinder Theological Library Archives
Another Celtic Cross – The Drake Cross in San Francisco Our recent blog post focusing on the history of Marsden’s Cross at Oihi Bay has bought to our attention a link to another commemorative Celtic Cross. This is the Prayer Book Cross, or Drake Cross, situated in Golden Gate Park in… Read More »The Drake Cross (aka The Prayer Book Cross), Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
Held at Oihi, Bay of Islands on Christmas Day in 1964, was the 150th anniversary of the 1814 Christmas service at which Samuel Marsden preached the first known sermon on New Zealand soil. These images are from a collection of slides on New Zealand mission sites and churches, taken by Reverend… Read More »The 150th Anniversary of Christmas Day 1814
The Missionary Field in New Zealand has now faithful Labourers to cultivate it: and we may hope for the Divine Blessing. God has been very gracious to them all. The Mission has now been established about thirteen years; and no man, woman, or child, who were sent out to the… Read More »Early Church Missionary Society publications
