Michele Leggott and Catherine Field-Dodgson We are in Whakatū Nelson because it is 100 years since Emily Harris died here on 5 August 1925 at the age of 88. We are here to honour her life, her work and the recent publication of Groundwork: The Art and Writing of Emily Cumming Harris, the book that Read More…
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A Glistening Web: Whakatū / Nelson 11-12 October 2023
By Catherine Field-Dodgson and Michele Leggott In mid-October, Michele and Catherine travelled to Whakatū / Nelson for a quick research trip, and to deliver the Nelson Historical Society’s 2023 James Jenkins Memorial lecture. Michele was accompanied by her friend Susan Davis. Mary Gavin, president of the Nelson Historical Society, and Yolanda Persico, the society’s secretary, Read More…