History High School Teacher
The lads from Timaru Boys High School must have had facinating lessons with Miss Harland. She has travelled the world to breathe in the stories from the past. Her passion for history led her through the story of her 1936 home on Beverley Road with a very arty history...
Architecture & Urban Design Consultant
You might have seen Nigel Gilkison in the Timaru Herald, he is pretty passionate about Timaru's heritage and keen to celebrate and preserve it. When we got in touch with Nigel he had heaps of ideas and was happy to share his own tips and tricks to finding history about where we shelter.
Museum Educator
Keely Kroening has heaps to share and she does a wonderful job as the Museum Educator at the South Canterbury Museum. We thought you might like to learn about the discoveries that Keely made about her own home on Beverley Road in Timaru.
Amateur Columnist
If your looking for an excellent read about Timaru's important buildings, you may have read Karens articles on the Civic Trust website: timarucivictrust.co.nz. Karen has written up a piece about her background and a home where her heart is...
Artist, Creative Writer and Family Historian
Cynthia has been helping us at WuHoo Timaru get our heads around the importance of respecting peoples research, how to acknowledge it and thinking more critically when interpreting it. This is a fantastic write up about her home and how she researched it with wonderful suggestions on how you can do the same to find your own WuHoo.
Collection Curator at the Aigantighe Art Gallery.
When you read an artwork label at the Aigantighe Gallery, chances are it has been prepared by an art curator like Petrena. Her art history skills help her learn about the past. Her office used to be home to the Grant family. She has a great story to tell about Helen Grant's daughter Jessie Wigley.