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New Zealand is rich in the creative arts which include drama or theater, music, film, creative writing, graphic design, fashion design, photography and visual arts. This project is for profiles of those that fit into this category. Please add alphabetically by last name. Actors Crowe, Russell Curtis, Cliff Gadsby, Jon (1953-2015) Henwood, Dai James, Billy T. (1948-1991) Lawless,...
World War I ( WWI ) was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until the start of World War II in 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter. It involved all the world's great powers, which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (based o...
Aotearoa New Zealand Shipping Index: This project aims to catalog the first generation of European immigrants to Aotearoa New Zealand during the 1800s (19th century arrivals), and to organise them by the ships they arrived on (dates used are the ones that the ship arrived in New Zealand on). Please add your pioneer ancestors to the project by going to their profile, click "actions" click "add t...
Talvik, Leirbotn, Årøy, Langfjordbotn, Kåfjord, Alta, Rafsbotn This project contents genealogical information about people born in Alta area and Talvik area, Finnmark, Norway. * Genealogy / Slektsforskning, wikipedia Norwegian immigrants to United States. Goldminers in Alaska. Shipwrecks along the Norwegian coast. Genealogyproject on Geni . Northernlights route, pictures and history, ...
In the mid-1800s Kashubians migrated for economic reasons. After the Franco-Prussian War and the unification of Germany under Bismarck, Kashubians were met with institutionalized hostility. Life was very harsh for the Kashubs. It was illegal to use Polish or Kashubian in public, especially in church. Many priests were imprisoned or exiled. Churches were left with no parish priests. As a result,...
Cemetery Name: Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial* Cemetery Location: Mesen, West-Vlaanderen,Belgium* NZ Casualties: 828* Total Known Casualties: 828* Listed Casualties: 828=====Image right By Wernervc - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, ==Location Information:==The Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial to the Missing is situated within Messines Ridge British Cemetery, which is located 9.5 kilometres...
Cemetery Name: Buttes New British Cemetery (N.Z.) Memorial, Polygon Wood* Cemetery Location: Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium* NZ Casualties: 378* Total Known Casualties: 378==Location Information:==The New Zealand Memorial to the Missing is located within Buttes New British Cemetery, 8 kilometres east of Ieper town centre, on the Lange Dreve, a road leading from the Meenseweg (N8) connectin...
Bromley Cemetery opened in 1918 because there was a need for burial places for the great number of victims of the influenza epidemic who perished in the last months of that year. It covers approximately 10 hectares to the east of the city centre. Although it is approaching capacity, it is still open for burials in pre-purchased plots and second interments only. The cemetery is located on ancien...
* Country: France* Locality: Nord* Identified Casualties: 2145=====Image By Wernervc - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, ==Location Information==Armentieres is a town in the Department of the Nord, on the Belgian frontier, 14.5 kilometres north-west of Lille. From the town of Armentieres take the D945 to Estaires. Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery is signposted off this road just before Erquinghem-sur-la-Ly...
1918 lnfluenza Pandemic: New Zealand Fatalities In 1917 and early 1918, the H1N1 strain of influenza swept the world, reaching New Zealand in early summer. It was carried home by soldiers returning from Europe at the end of the First World War. Over 8,000 New Zealanders died. The influenza epidemic became New Zealand’s forgotten disaster, as people tried to forget the horror of the First World...
Katikati is a town located in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand’s North Island between Tauranga and Waihī. The Uretara Stream flows next to the town and into the northern end of Tauranga Harbour. The area was first settled by tangata whenua, and the following marae can be found nearby; • Te Rereatukahia marae located in Katikati. The principal hapū is Ngāi Tamawhariua of Ngāi Te Rangi i...
Kia ora! Welcome to the Tangata Whenua o Aotearoa project. The goal of this project is to bring together New Zealand researchers and help them discover their whakapapa links, and to provide a meeting place for discussion on corrections and additions to our shared whanau and Tupuna. Please feel free to contribute!Kia ora. Naumai ki te kaupapa Tangata Whenua o Aotearoa. Te mea nui o tenei kaupapa...
Kia ora! Welcome to the Aotearoa New Zealand Portal. This is the gateway for New Zealand users for resources and information to aid you in your search for your ancestors, and to promote cooperation in building the New Zealand shared family tree on Geni. For assistance with building your tree feel free to contact New Zealand Curators: Jason Scott Wills | Private User | Private User | Charlene ...
Ōmaka Cemetery consists of three individual cemeteries: New Cemetery (No.1 Lawn), Old Catholic (No.2 Lawn) and No.3 Lawn which is the newest part of the cemetery. This historic cemetery, with graves dating back to European settlement in the Wairau Basin, has predominantly burial memorials (ie; very few ash memorials) spread throughout the various divisions, which include Catholic, Paupers', RSA...
Cemetery Name: Grevillers (New Zealand) Memorial* Cemetery Location: Pas de Calais,France* NZ Casualties: 446* Total Known Casualties: 446==Location Information:==Grevillers (New Zealand) Memorial is situated in Grevillers British Cemetery.Grevillers is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 3 kilometres west of Bapaume.From Bapaume take the RD929 in the direction of Amiens, turn imm...
Cemetery Name: Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial* Cemetery Location: Turkey* NZ Casualties: 850* Total Known Casualties: 850==Location Information:==The Anzac and Suvla cemeteries are first signposted from the left hand junction of the Eceabat- Bigali road. From this junction travel into the main Anzac area where you will encounter a right hand turn at 7.6kms. Follow this road for a further 6....
Ovaj projekt je o iseljenim Splićanima i njihovoj migraciji u Argentinu, Australiju, Chile, USA, New Zealand / This is project page about of emigrants people from a Split, who were migrated and immigrated to the Argentina, Australia, Chile, USA, New Zealand. Izvor : Članak od gđa. Branka Bezić-Filipović, Hrvatska matica iseljenika-Podružnica Split: Splićani izvan Splita , BAŠTINA 34 121-142, ...
This page is intended to stand as a memorial to the victims of murder in New Zealand. Please add names by year and then by date of murder. Please note that this page is a work in progress. There are separate pages, indexed on this page, for New Zealand mass murders (defined as the murder of four or more people at one time). Links New Zealand Cemeteries Index New Zealand Mass Murders N...
Bolton Street Cemetery is the oldest cemetery in Wellington, New Zealand. Dating back to 1840, it commemorates many early pioneers and important historical figures from the 19th century. It was closed in 1892, except for burials of close kin within existing family plots; this was due to inadequate space as the city grew. In 1978 the name “Bolton Street Memorial Park” was adopted to emphasise th...
Kia ora! Welcome. This project is to document the genealogies of notable people who were born in or lived in Aotearoa New Zealand. New Zealand Premiers, Prime Ministers and Politicians Governors George Grey Captain William Hobson Keith Holyoake New Zealand Creative Artists Creative arts include drama or theater, music, film, creative writing, graphic design, photography and ...
The Pepperell family tree is a mess thanks to contradicting information on MyHeritage.com. I am hoping together we can fix it.
Cemetery Name: Twelve Tree Copse (New Zealand) Memorial* Cemetery Location: Turkey* NZ Casualties: 179* Total Known Casualties: 179==Location Information:==Twelve Tree Copse (New Zealand) Memorial is in Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery, which is in the Helles area about 1 kilometre south-west of the village of Krithia. Take the road opposite the Kabatepe Museum to Helles/Alcitepe. After 14.2 km's, ta...
North Shore Memorial Park (aka Schnapper Rock Cemetery), 235 Schnapper Rock Rd, Auckland: North Shore Memorial Park covers 90 acres of landscaped rolling hills that border Lucas Creek leading into the Waitemata Harbour. When several other North Shore suburban and church cemeteries began reaching capacity, land was cleared in 1973 to begin the construction of a new cemetery to cater for all the ...
Cemetery Name: Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial* Cemetery Location: Somme, France* NZ Casualties: 1205* Total Known Casualties: 1205=====Image Right Courtesy of CWGC ==Location Information:==Longueval is a village approximately 13 kilometres east of Albert and 10 kilometres south of Bapaume.The Memorial is situated on a terrace in Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, which lies a short distanc...
There is no sense to the killing of our children, and each case seems slightly different, but these children have been failed by us all. My heart broke while adding the over 300 profiles to this project with the knowledge that more would come, and that right now, somewhere in Aotearoa New Zealand, a child is being hurt and no one is hearing their cries - or someone is ignoring them. Text by Deb...