Clan picnic on Sunday 23 February
If you’re in Auckland on Sunday 23 February you can join fellow clan members for a picnic. Details are on the events page of this website.
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More Matheson place names
The list of Matheson place names in New Zealand continues to grow as we find more features that bear the family name. I’ve just discovered that the newish development near Wanaka called Albert Town contains a Matheson Crescent. So far this article lists 11 Matheson Roads, and one each of Matheson Bay Road, Mathesons Road, Matheson
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First World War family history guide
This year sees the beginning of the centenary of the First World War, and all over New Zealand (and further afield) people will be discovering their family stories from this terrible conflict. Auckland Council Libraries have produced an excellent guide for researching First World War family history. Though with an Auckland focus, it’s useful for people
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Merry Christmas and a happy new year
Wishing all Mathesons a merry Christmas, relaxing holidays, and a great start to 2014. Thanks for your interest in the clan during this year. Andrew
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Clan Matheson newsletter available by email
Members of the Clan Matheson Society in New Zealand can now receive their newsletters by email. So, you get them soon after publication, can see everything in colour, can save them, and can read them on your portable devices. Contact the secretary if you want to switch to getting the newsletter this way.
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160th anniversary of the arrival of the first Waipu settlers
During the 1850s about 900 Highland Scots settled at Waipu, north of Auckland in New Zealand, a district that to this day is very proud of its Scottish origins. Many had earlier tried to establish a Gaelic-speaking Highlanders’ settlement in Nova Scotia, which today is part of Canada. Their later move to warmer climes in
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Clan Matheson Society annual general meeting
The AGM of the New Zealand branch of the Clan Matheson Society will be held this Sunday in Auckland. Your attendance would be appreciated, so if you can please go along to lend your support. You won’t get press-ganged into a job that you don’t want, but if you are able to help the committee
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Alan Turing, father of computing
On 23 June it is 101 years since the birth of Alan Turing, widely regarded as the father of computing. An article in a new section on this website points out his Matheson connection.
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Treasures of the National Library
A group with Matheson connections gathered at the new National Library in Wellington on 22 June, to dip into the wealth of information available there. You can read about this clan gathering here.
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Mathieson place names in New Zealand
Our survey of Matheson place names in New Zealand has been expanded to include Mathieson place names: five roads/streets/avenues found so far. Check them out here, with links to Google maps, and let us know if you find any more!
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