Oral history
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 961 Collections and/or Records:
Oral History Interview of Elizabeth Gladys Mary (Gladdy) RICHARDS by Maree WILKS [5 December 2019], 2019
Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: H04100001
OSBORNE, Marie Olive interviewed by Seona Craig
Record Group — Box 32
Identifier: H0239
Overview
This interview is part of the Awarua Radio Communications Museum collection. Marie talks of family history and happy family life at Awarua where her father was the Station Agent. They lived in a railway house there. She tells of her education, employment and marriage. She and her husband built a house in Dipton Street. Her husband was a technician with the Post Office for 40 years. Marie worked for an accounting firm and when her husband retired she recalls the extensive overseas trip they had.
Dates:
2015
PALMER, Margaret Robina interviewed by Tessa Smith
Record Group — Box 39
Identifier: H0454
Overview
This interview covers Robina's early life in Glenham where she was born and raised on a small dairy farm. Robina recounts memories of farming life, her move to Roxburgh when she was eighteen, and her time living in Invercargill as a married woman. Robina details her family's history, living through WWII and her memories of D-Day, and other memories of her childhood.
Dates:
2021
PANKHURST, Ina Emily interviewed by Janice Templeton
Record Group — Box 12
Identifier: H0286
Overview
In this interview Ina tells a bit of family history which included her mother’s education work as a school teacher and her parent’s engagement. Ina goes on to describes her life at Longwood including: family routines, attending school, becoming a music teacher and employment working for doctor. She also tells of her support for her parents by milking cows, housework, gardening and cooking.
Dates:
2006
PASCOE, Hannah Joanne interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen
Record Group — Box 30
Identifier: H0202
Overview
This interview is part of the "Discovering Glengarry’s Community Spirit" project. Hannah talks about family, education, Māori ancestry, being born with congenital glaucoma and the path this took her on e.g., joining Association of Blind Citizen’s and working on the Māori side of this. She includes her story of running the New York Marathon, moving to Glengarry, qualifying for a Guide Dog as well as sharing her thoughts on Glengarry.
Dates:
2014
PATERSON, Hugh interviewed by Richard Savory
Record Group — Box 2
Identifier: H0078
Overview
Hugh talks of his family history, his siblings’ lives and choices. He talks in detail of farming practices, produce and his return to the farm after his time in World War 2 and the benefits of his attendance of a farming course at Lincoln. He describes his time at war in detail.
Dates:
2009
PATTERSON, Edna Dorothy interviewed by Avis McDonald
Record Group — Box 35
Identifier: H0322
Overview
Edna talks about family history and life when growing up. She talks about the vegetable garden, helping her father in the dairy factory where he was manager, games played and chores as a child. She describes her father’s work and the operation of the factory and cheese making. She details her mother’s role in the home and goes onto talk about her education until leaving school at 15. Her out of school activities included going to Balclutha to learn music and going to Dunedin to learn...
Dates:
2010
PEARS, Brian Monteith interviewed by Anne McCracken
Record Group — Box 41
Identifier: H0406
Dates:
2019
PEARS, Robin Christie (Rob) interviewed by Jenny Campbell
Record Group — Box 64
Identifier: H0625
Dates:
2023
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