Events

For Museum Friends: Hunting the Collectors – Using Genealogy at the Museum

A special event exclusively for Museum Friends, present by Dr Sue Garside
Thu, 12 Mar, 2026
5:30 pm
– 7:00 pm
Koha
Whanganui Regional Museum

Events

For Museum Friends: Hunting the Collectors – Using Genealogy at the Museum

A special event exclusively for Museum Friends, present by Dr Sue Garside
Thu, 12 Mar, 2026
5:30 pm
– 7:00 pm
Koha
Whanganui Regional Museum

Gather with fellow Museum Friends to hear how Sue uses genealogy to uncover the provenance of international artifacts in the Museum’s collection. Drawing on research strategies she employed for her PhD on 1840s New Zealand Company emigrants, Sue will offer insight into her process and introduce some of the fascinating individuals who donated objects to Whanganui Regional Museum/Te Puni Tiaki Taonga o Whanganui. This promises to be an engaging evening celebrating the human connections to the collection.

Refreshments will be provided.

To confirm your attendance, RSVP to info@wrm.org.nz or 06 349 1110, by Monday 2 March

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