The programme from the 1989 Christmas Concert by the Renaissance Singers.

Creator:      Renaissance Singers
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa December 2, 1989

The programme from the 1990 Christmas Concert by the Renaissance Singers.

Creator:      Renaissance Singers
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1990-12-01T00:00:00+00:00

The programme from the 1993 Christmas Concert by the Renaissance Singers.

Creator:      Renaissance Singers
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1993-12-05T00:00:00+00:00

The Kairanga County Council was established in 1902 as a result of the amalgamation of the Manawatū Road Board and the Fitzherbert Road Board. The County amalgamated with the Manawatū County in 1988 to form the first Manawatū District Council. In ...

Creator:      Kairanga County Council
Date:          1934 to 1948

The Kairanga County Council was established in 1902 as a result of the amalgamation of the Manawatū Road Board and the Fitzherbert Road Board. The County amalgamated with the Manawatū County in 1988 to form the first Manawatū District Council. In ...

Creator:      Kairanga County Council
Date:          1920 to 1933

The Kairanga County Council was established in 1902 as a result of the amalgamation of the Manawatū Road Board and the Fitzherbert Road Board. The County amalgamated with the Manawatū County in 1988 to form the first Manawatū District Council. In ...

Creator:      Kairanga County Council
Date:          1907 to 1910

The group that later formed the Palmerston North branch of the Anglican Church Embroidery Guild commenced meeting informally at St Peter's Church in September 1951. Mrs R L Bennett, who had trained with the Royal School of Needlework, visited Palm...

Creator:      Anglican Church Embroidery Guild, St Peter's Church
Date:          1951 to 1959

Ditlev Monrad wrote this letter to his Aunt in December 1884.

Date:          1884

A certificate issued in 1896, verifying the marriage of Viggo Monrad to Olga Berg in Denmark 1865.

A translation reads:

"Certificate of Marriage

Batchelor, Lieutenant of the Reserve, Viggo Monrad from Hummeltofte and Miss Olga Maria Berg were, ...

Date:          1896

Viggo Monrad wrote this letter to Marie and Johannes Monrad in the United States of America in April 1885.

An English translation by Bodil Petersen can be read in files _004 and _005.

Date:          1885

Letter written by Olga Monrad (nee Berg) wife of Ditlev Monrad.

Written in Danish on the back of a set of photographs, the letter describes life on the farm at Karere between c.1860s and 1870s.

Reproduced here are the photographs, the handwrittin...

Place:          Karere, Longburn
Date:          1860 to 1880

Diary written by Olga Monrad (nee Berg) wife of Ditlev Monrad.

Written in Danish, the diary talks about everyday life on the farm at Karere between 1869 and 1871.

A translation to English by Bodil Petersen can be read from file _019.

Ditlev Goth...

Date:          1869 to 1871

Ditlev Monrad wrote this letter to his father from Karere Farm in November 1897.

An English translation by Bodil Petersen can be read in files _004 and _005.

Date:          1897

Ditlev Monrad wrote this letter to his father from Karere Farm in July 1896.

An English translation by Bodil Petersen can be read in file _004.

Date:          1896

Viggo Monrad wrote this letter to Marie and Johannes Monrad in the United States of America. Although undated, it is believed to date to 1884.

An English translation by Bodil Petersen can be read in files _004 and _005.

Date:          1884

Ditlev Monrad wrote this letter to his Aunt Marie in January 1885.

An English translation by Bodil Petersen can be read in file _004.

Date:          1885

Ditlev Monrad wrote this letter to his father from Karere Farm between March and June of 1896.

An English translation by Bodil Petersen can be read in files _012, _013, _014 and _015.

Date:          1896

Norah Temperton wrote this letter on Wednesday 29th July 1977, and deposited it in a stove being covered up in kitchen renovations. It was uncovered in 2025. Norah and her husband Eric owned a property known as Laughing Prince Lodge, and the pair ...

Creator:      Norah Temperton
Date:          July 29, 1977

This document is part of the Berry Family collection. The collection holds several images of large group picnics, which may have been arranged by the Berry Engineering social club, who regularly held such events. Information about the social club ...

Creator:      Unknown
Date:          1930s

Booklet detailing the development of Ihakara Gardens, which was the name given to the land originally in use as the cemetery of the village of Te Awahou, the small mission station and trading centre which eventually grew into the township of Foxton.

Creator:      I.R. Matheson and D.J Lundy for the Manawatu Regional Committee of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust
Date:          1983

This document was found tightly folded with receipts and clipings from the newspaper inside a glass negative box. It shows that Francis (Frank) Leslie Berry was a member of the Territorials for 8 years and was liable for call up to the military un...

Creator:      Berry Family
Date:          1922

Len Argyle (1894-1915) was one of the sons of Henry and Alice Argyle of Bunnythorpe. He and his brother Pat (Percival) enlisted in the NZ Expeditionary Forces together and served in World War One. This letter from Len to his parents, is presumed t...

Creator:      Len Argyle
Place:          Gallipoli
Date:          July 1, 1915

This plan for the new Palmerston North Post Office was designed by the architect Joshua Charlesworth (1861-1925) for the Public Works Department in 1903. The original plan is held by Archives New Zealand as part of the contract file for the agreem...

Creator:      Joshua Charlesworth
Date:          1903

Logo for the Centennial production of Under The Sun.

Jenny McLeod was commissioned by the city of Palmerston North to compose music to commemorate its centenary in 1971. The resulting work, Under The Sun, was performed twice during Palmersto...

Creator:      Palmerston North City Council
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1971-05-29T00:00:00+00:00

Certificate reads, "To commemorate the introduction of NAC's Boeing 737 services to Palmerston North

This is to certify that: Sean Monaghan

flew on the first passenger jet airliner to use Palmerston North Airport, an NAC Boeing 737 Twin-jet, on S...

Creator:      NAC
Date:          1975

Creator:      Kairanga County Council
Date:          1912 to 1919

The Kairanga County Council was established in 1902 as a result of the amalgamation of the Manawatu Road Board and the Fitzherbert Road Board. The County amalgamated with the Manawatu County in 1988 to form the first Manawatu District Council. In ...

Creator:      Kairanga County Council
Date:          1911

The Kairanga County Council was established in 1902 as a result of the amalgamation of the Manawatu Road Board and the Fitzherbert Road Board. The County amalgamated with the Manawatu County in 1988 to form the first Manawatu District Council. In ...

Creator:      Kairanga County Council
Date:          1907 to 1910

A sign printed on cardboard produced for and on behalf of the Palmerston North City Corporation, designed to be displayed where it would be visible to staff. It offers advice on ways to keep "the moral standard of the nation high."

Creator:      Palmerston North City Council
Date:          circa 1941 to 1945

Berry Engineering was established in 1907 by Mr Edwin Berry, in Main Street, as E. D. Berry General Engineer. As they grew, they moved to Ferguson Street, then to Ashley Street, and sons Frank, Zean and Edwin Jnr joined the business. They manufact...

Creator:      Berry Engineering
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1950 to 1969