Family history query
If you know anything about John Thomas Mathieson, who farmed near Paeroa about 100 years ago, please comment on this post.
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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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Do you have a Chatham Islands connection?
Peter Mathieson and Mary Mathieson are both descendants of Robert Mathieson — who was apparently the only All Black to have been born on the Chatham Islands. They’d like to find out more about their heritage. Check out their requests on the Family stories of New Zealand Mathesons page of this website, and see if
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Who is this First World War soldier?
Some of you may have seen the excellent documentary on TV1’s Sunday programme in late September about a Te Papa project to identify soldiers photographed in Wellington before they went off to fight in the First World War. A collection of glass negatives was discovered in a cupboard in Wellington some years ago, and now
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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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August is family history month
August is family history month when family history societies and enthusiasts promote interest in this pastime (or addiction). Now might be a good opportunity to pick up the threads of your earlier research.
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Clan event in Wellington on Saturday 22 June
Members in Wellington and nearby areas are warmly invited to a clan tour of the National Library on Saturday 22 June. Join us in the ‘Home’ cafe from 10am, before starting a guided tour of the rich resources of the newly-refurbished National Library, including the Alexander Turnbull collection. Details here.
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When is Tartan Day?
There’s a new post about Tartan Day on this website. Some interesting facts: New Zealanders and Australians celebrate this differently from the rest of the world, and Tartan Day didn’t originate in Scotland. In fact it’s not very ancient at all, though it does recall ancient traditions.
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Finding out more about those who served in the First World War
The centenary of the First World War is getting close, and will be commemorated both internationally and in New Zealand. Here the national WW100 programme is helping New Zealanders take part in remembering and commemorating the war that had such an impact on our society. A new page on this Clan Matheson Society website explains the WW100
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