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Taking a well earned break
Saturday 16 April | Camera Obscura,
These are Hamilton people on holiday ‘up north’ (we think).
Births, Deaths & Marriages Index - Tips & Tricks
Wednesday 13 April | Resources,
Records of Births, Deaths and Marriages can be a valuable resource when researching your family history.
'Champions of the world'
Saturday 9 April | Camera Obscura,
This ticket for a complimentary smoke concert was held at the Hamilton Town Hall on 3 April, 1907.
And the rain came down
Saturday 2 April | Camera Obscura,
Last week featured a rowing regatta programme for 1965. Regattas had been going on in Hamilton since 1904. This is 1907, the year of the big flood.
From Landmark to Rubble: The National Bank Building
Saturday 19 March | Camera Obscura,
The corner of Victoria and Bryce Streets was once home to one of Hamilton’s more dignified commercial buildings—the National Bank, built in 1922.
A collection of Patricks
Wednesday 16 March
To celebrate St Patrick’s Day, we have two different Patrick’s from our photograph collection.
Bank's impressive site
Saturday 5 March | Camera Obscura,
This is the corner of Bryce and Victoria streets in May 1983.
Three Selected Items
Thursday 3 March | Stories of Hamilton,
These items were chosen by Glenview team member, Lis. She shares her thoughts on a selection of images from our Heritage Collections Online.
A Day in the Life, 1993
Saturday 19 February | Camera Obscura,
On 22 September 1993, someone set out to capture ‘A Day in the Life of Hamilton’, running through around seven rolls of film – roughly 250 photographs in total.
Overground, underground, the evolution of railway in Hamilton
Wednesday 16 February | Stories of Hamilton,
Train crossing Claudelands Rail Bridge, c. 1918, HCL_02097 By 1884 the economic activity of the Waikato district demanded transport.
Maunder Family Images
Wednesday 2 February | Exhibitions,
In 2017, Geoff Steven entrusted a collection of glass plate negatives to Hamilton City Libraries. He had first discovered them in 1963, under his family home in Mt Albert.
The Other McDonald's: A Sweet Slice of Waikato History
Saturday 29 January | Camera Obscura,
Ice cream is the ultimate summer treat, and nearly a century ago, Hamilton had its own homegrown ice cream empire. McDonald’s Ice Cream Manufacturing Co.