Volume XLII | No. 15 | 15th April 2020
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Written by: Louise Primrose
“Families at War” was our good idea for a display in the library throughout April to remember ANZAC day and also as a reminder of the cost to families of any war. Little did we know that we would be fighting our own war against the Covid-19 virus and our way of doing things would be very different. Not to be discouraged, the members of Wanaka Genealogy Group set about writing their stories in their individual ‘bubbles’ and the display was moved onto the website - https:// wanakagenealogy.weebly.com/families-at-war.html We promote the idea of exploring family history through stories. The stories and 1 poem, revisit our ancestors’ lives during the most difficult of times. We begin with Alexander Whisker in the New Zealand Wars in 1845; follow Alfred Button during the Crimean War; are taken into the poppy fields for ANZAC Day with Pippi’s poem; and find out what life was like after
WW1. The Avondale Tunnellers, HMS Neptune, an amazing quilt in memory of George Stewart, plus a glimpse of how it was to be a prisoner of war during WW2 bring our selection to a close. We can learn lessons from history and be inspired by how our ancestors coped with these difficult conditions. Please do have a look and enjoy reading about our ancestors. Are you interested in creating your own stories? We can’t ask you to a meeting right now but we have a regular newsletter with snippets of news and ideas for research, a ‘Research’ help page to which you can add your ‘brickwalls’ and have the benefit of group experience, interest group topics, and more. Contact us via the website https://wanakagenealogy. weebly.com or by email wanarelly@gmail.com Photos: Erena Barker, John Wedlake, Ken Allan, Lesly Stewart
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