People’s History Series 2014: ‘Bringing colonialism home: The experiences and impact of Wellington’s immigrant workers.’
This week’s talk in our series on migration themes will be given by Charlotte Macdonald. This talk will be at Tiuakiwai, on the lower ground floor of the National Library, Aitken St entrance, Wednesday 19 November at 530pm. Charlotte will speak on: ‘Bringing colonialism home: The experiences and impact of Wellington’s immigrant workers.’
People’s History Series 2014: ‘Jocks of all trades: an occupational profile of New Zealand’s Scots, 1840-1920’
The People’s History Series continues this week on Wednesday, 12 November. Rebecca Lenihan will speak at 530pm at the Museum of Wellington City & Sea. Her topic will be: ‘Jocks of all trades: an occupational profile of New Zealand’s Scots, 1840-1920’
People’s History Series 2014: Polish Refugees
The People’s History Series continues this Wednesday 29 October at the Museum of Wellington City and Sea, at 12:30 pm. The presentation connects with the story of the several hundred Polish children who arrived in Wellington as refugees in 1944.
People’s History Series 2014
The Labour History Project is delighted to be working in partnership with the Museum of Wellington City and Sea and the National Library of New Zealand to present this year’s People’s History Series. This year’s series, from October 22 to November 26, examines the experiences and impact of Wellington’s immigrant workers.
1913 Great Strike Centennial Events & People’s History 2013
To mark the centenary of the 1913 Great Strike the Labour History Project, alongside a number of unions, local bodies, and culture and heritage institutions, have organised a range of exciting projects.