The day started at 11:00am for the Pipe Band Competition Preparation. I had already arrived and helped with the Clan Cameron Tent. The weather was good, and the atmosphere was relaxed. The band was entered for the MSR, Medley, and Street March. The MSR and Medley were at the circle near the Band Rotunda as […]
It was an early morning on the 8th February 2020, for the hour and a half trip to Paeroa to help set up the tent for Clan Cameron, arriving 7:30. The traffic on the way was pretty good, however we struggled getting into the grounds with all the road closures. We managed to find a […]
This Post takes the details of Skipper Pou Hemi from the book “The Sounds Soldiers’ Memorial” by Alistair Mackenzie. I bought this book from the Linkwater petrol station after some advice from Sharyn Smith who had a copy that I had a look at. There were no copies left on the shelf, however the woman […]
Site issues Just a quick note on some admin stuff for the new blog. I have found that some blog posts are not able to add comments. I have found that this is due to a setting – close comments after 28 days. This has been fixed and new comments can be added. I am […]
Just a quick update that I have had some print outs arrive from the Births, Deaths, and Marriages website. Each print out cost $25 with a $5 courier fee, however it is worth it. Below is a summary of the information I received. Ronald Stewart Cameron Birth printout Marriage printout Death printout Walter Cameron Birth […]
We had a practice yesterday, it went well. We are prepared for the Medieval Madness Event. Kiwi North Museum, Kiwi House & Heritage Park, 500 State Highway 14, Maunu, Whangarei Sunday 26 January 2020 10:00am – 3:00pm We will be playing at 12:00 for 45 minutes. Then from 1pm with the jousting.
While staying with my parents in Blenheim, they were requested to help with a memorial headstone unveilling and the scattering of ashes of Hannah Mirea Howard. This was done in the bay where our family batch is, Anakoha Bay. In the bay, when it was used for milling native timber, the Cootes, Walker, and Collins […]
This is just a note to indicate that my blog has been moved from blogspot to this new shiny domain pipesandchisels.com. More to come over the next week or so
As I have been recently visiting some cemeteries I came up with a problem. Earlier this year I set aside some graves to investigate in the Rangitiki and Manawatu regions. I had a basic list of people and had the cemeteries they were in. When set out to investigate these cemeteries, it started to rain […]
It has been a busy Christmas break. Work has been very busy right up to the last day, then straight after Christmas it has been busy with the Waipu Highland Games, then travelling south to Blenheim visiting some cemeteries on the way for some family research. First there was the Northcote Invitational competition on December […]
