http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.alht.org.nz en-us Sat, 07 Nov 2026 10:58:39 +1300 Rocketspark http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/post/171843/honouring-russell-stone-onzm/ Auckland Library Heritage Trust acknowledges the death of Emeritus Professor Russell Stone ONZM at the age of 103. Russell's long contribution as trustee spanned the years 1996 to 2019. Upon his retirement from the Trust (Russell was emphatic that this time, finally, he was determined to step down and would be allowed to or else...), trustees and library staff celebrated Russell's years of dedicated service. The photo above shows Russell cutting his cake as Jane Wild and Colin Davis look on.ALHT... Thu, 22 Oct 2026 20:45:12 +1300 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/#post171843 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/post/171343/remembering-dinah-holman-qso/ Our trustees were sorry to learn of the death of Dinah Holman on 21 September 2026. Dinah, who was the youngest child of A.R.D. and Jocelyn Fairburn, served on the Auckland Library Heritage Trust from 1997 until 2022. Historian, writer, biographer, friend of libraries and heritage planning consultant, Dinah was also a keen photographer. A number of her photos of buildings, memorials and other places are in Kura Heritage Collections Online and turn up in social media posts.Colin Davis, who c... Wed, 07 Oct 2026 22:42:47 +1300 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/#post171343 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/post/170421/winner-of-the-alht-john-stacpoole-scholarship-2026-2027-announced/ Auckland Library Heritage Trust has awarded its John Stacpoole Scholarship 2026/2027 to Dr Matthew Woodbury. ALHT thanks everyone who applied this year and wishes all applicants well with their various research endeavours. Thanks, too, to the Auckland Libraries staff for the expertise they brought to advising ALHT on the proposals.Matthew's topic is 'Industrializing Flax: Ecological knowledge and environmental commodification in colonial New Zealand (~1860 to ~1930).' The library holds a wealth ... Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/#post170421 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/post/170025/king-pin-dave-camerons-boxing-and-wrestling-collection/ An exhibition at the Central City Library from 7 October 2026 features items from the vast personal collection of Dave Cameron. Funding from the Auckland Library Heritage Trust paid for wrestling historian Steve Ogilvie to arrange, describe and index the astonishing collection of boxing and wrestling memorabilia gifted to Auckland Libraries by Dave and Shirley Cameron. The exhibition is free to visit and will knock your senses!Read more... Sun, 13 Sep 2026 19:40:22 +1200 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/#post170025 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/post/170024/alht-thanked/ Auckland Library Heritage Trust appreciated receiving this kind letter from the Going West board:Dear Trustees,On behalf of the Going West board and myself, I’m writing to express our gratitude for your support of the archiving project. Your grant of $23,000 not only made a direct and positive impact on the project itself, but also qualified the project for partnership funding from the Lotteries Environment and Heritage fund, which operates within the Department of Internal Affairs.T... Sun, 13 Sep 2026 19:22:13 +1200 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/#post170024 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/post/168583/summer-scholars-speak-in-remuera/ The AHI summer scholars spoke to the Remuera Heritage Society in two evening sessions, on 21 August and 4 September at the Remuera Library. Trustees Professor Linda Bryder and Jonathan Mason attended. The talks were well received by the appreciative audiences.Auckland Library Heritage is proud to partner with Auckland University over the Auckland Heritage Initiative.... Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/#post168583 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/post/167935/talking-of-john-stacpoole/ Kura Heritage Collections Online now holds a comprehensive inventory of the contents in the John Stacpoole Collection of personal papers. Over the last decade of his life, Mr Stacpoole donated diaries, photographs, correspondence, lecture notes, research documents, citations, guidebooks, maps, business cards, scrapbooks and other papers to Auckland Libraries. All up, more than 11 linear metres of material.The Auckland Library Heritage Trust sourced funding from the Ohinerangi Trust to pay for th... Sun, 26 Jul 2026 17:32:08 +1200 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/#post167935 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/post/167889/2026-2027-scholarship-applications-open/ In memory of the late John Stacpoole, the Trust offers an annual scholarship to researchers, practitioners and professionals who have a particular interest in items in Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections. Through its scholarships programme, the Trust:promotes public engagement with the Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections as a taonga of national importanceencourages scholarly research using material held in the collections, to increase knowledge of the history and culture of communit... Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:23:25 +1200 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/#post167889 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/post/163131/going-west-trust-collection-online-updated-with-links/ The records of the Going West Trust (1996–2022) make a notable addition to Kura Heritage Collections Online. The library has included an extensive summary record to describe the origins and success of the Going West Writers Festival. It also provides a detailed series listing of the materials that have been arranged, described, digitised and made available via Kura. Series comprise photographs (hard copy, negative, digitised), administrative records, ephemera (festival programmes, tickets, bro... Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/#post163131 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/post/164100/sue-bradfords-blog-on-the-auckland-unemployed-workers-rights-centre-archive/ Auckland Library Heritage Trust acknowledges Dr Sue Bradford's blog and podcast interview as significant outputs from her work as the 2025 ALHT John Stacpoole scholar. To enjoy these, visit the Auckland Libraries post on Heritage et AL: 'Salvaging a hidden history.' See an earlier ALHT post... Fri, 01 May 2026 16:40:34 +1200 http://www.alht.org.nz/blog/#post164100