Christmas closures

The Methodist Church of NZ Archives at 25 Latimer Square, Christchurch, will be closed from Tuesday 14 December 2010, re-opening Tuesday 11 January 2011.  The archivist will be away over this period, so no written enquiries will be answered either.
Our usual opening hours are Tuesday mornings 9-12.30, other times by prior arrangement.

Akaroa Museum is closed on Christmas Day.
Otherwise, open every day for researchers (genealogy and others) from 10.30 am to 4.30 pm.

The Documentary Research Centre at Canterbury Museum will be closed from Christmas day and will re-open on 5 January 2011.
The rest of the Museum will be open every day except Christmas Day, including The Heart of the Great Alone, our special touring exhibition in the Robert McDougall Gallery.

The Macmillan Brown Library will be closed from 23 December to 4 January inclusive.  Reopening 5 January.

New Zealand Historic Places Trust Southern Regional Office will close 1pm Friday 24th December and reopen 9am Wednesday 5th January.

Christchurch City Council archives will hopefully be open in the New Year.  The date at this stage is 18 January 2011 but this could change.

The Anglican Archives will close on Wednesday 22 December at noon.
We  will be open on Wednesday 26th January, but not on Wednesday 2 February, and then back again for the year on Wednesday 9th February. Written enquiries will be attended to.

Christ’s College Archives will close on Tuesday 21 December at 4.30pm and reopen again on Tuesday 21 January.  It will not be open on  February  3rd and 8th, but from February 10th we will be back again for the year.
Written enquiries will continued to be attended to.

Air Force Museum of New Zealand – Reading Room. The Research facilities at Wigram will be closed from Christmas Day and re-open on the 5th January.
The Museum will be closed on Christmas Day only. Admission is free!

Sumner Redcliffs Historical Society The Sumner Museum has re-opened and we are open 1.45 p.m. to 3.45 p.m. on Saturdays except over Christmas and New Year.

Archives New Zealand (Christchurch Regional Office) will close at midday on Christmas Eve and resume normal hours on the 5th January.

 

 

Canterbury Museum post earthquake

To add to Erin’s update on Canterbury repositories, there is no evidence of structural damage to Canterbury Museum or the Robert McDougall Gallery. Both buildings have been assessed and declared safe.
The Documentary Research Centre is now open with limited services. At this stage there appears to be little damage to the archival collections, however a full assessment will take time as Collections Services and Curators work through our Disaster Salvage Plan.

Update: There is now full access to collections in the Documentary Research Centre.

 

UC Information and Records management website goes live

UCSA End of lectures 1981

The Information and Records Management unit at the University of Canterbury has launched a new web presence.  The Information and Records team provide UC staff  with advice and guidance on how to most efficiently and effectively manage their information assets.

This site also contains information specifically for members of the public including how to locate student records. While you are there, check out the Unit’s blog, Flight 712 and other curiosities and view their online exhibitions.

 

Canterbury History Foundation – Upcoming event

Local Canterbury heritage legend Topsy Rule will be honoured at this year’s Jim Gardner Lecture.  Topsy (of the Sumner-Redcliffs Historical Society)  will be presented with the A C Rhodes Memorial Medal

With her late husband, Stan, Topsy helped to found the Sumner-Redcliffs Historical Society and is still its secretary.  Read about Topsy’s contribution to local heritage on the CHF website.

The 2010 Jim Gardner Lecture is on at 2.30 pm Sunday 25 July in the Christchurch Girls’ High School auditorium, Matai Street.

The annual, free public lecture will be given this year by Professor Geoffrey Rice of the Department of History, University of Canterbury.  Defining Victoria Square is the title of his lecture on one of Christchurch’s most iconic urban spaces.