Rose Reid

Before the shadow of war ever reached him, Ernest Martin Davies was simply a young orchardist and nurseryman, working steadily for Morrison & Sons in...

Springtime in Port Albert was once awash with apple blossoms as far as the eye could see – stretching from Kokako along Wellsford Valley Road,...

Every museum holds its share of hidden treasures, artefacts and documents quietly resting in boxes, their stories fading as generations of volunteers and curators come...

When the Matilda Wattenbach and Hanover sailed into Auckland in September 1862, the Albertland settlers were eager to begin their new lives. A ballot for...

They say, “Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth,” and this could not have been a more fitting expression when our museum received a...

“You Are Invited!” – three simple words that sparked a thrill of anticipation in the hearts of early Albertland settlers. In a time when families...

Each year, on May 29, we mark a significant date in the Albertland calendar – the anniversary of the departure of the first two ships,...

Every so often, an item finds its way into a museum collection that, for some reason, simply doesn’t belong. Since 2010, a set of U.S....

As we plan to relocate a 160-year-old printing press to our museum, I called for strong volunteers to help. However, my more experienced fellow volunteer,...

As summer gracefully settles into endless sunlit days, haymaking contractors skilfully manoeuvre their high-tech machinery between farms, following a carefully scheduled roster of bookings. Their...