The former Whanganui Chronicle building, currently Article Cafe, at 21 Drews Ave. Photo / Supplied
Buildings and architecture, social history, place names and the natural world feature in the Whanganui Regional Museum's Spring Lecture Series.
The first of six talks will be held on Thursday, September 10, and features storytellers and tour guides Haimona and Lisa Reweti, of Pūtiki Marae, who will speak about the
marae restoration.
On September 17, museum archivist Sandi Black will look at the history of divorce and women's post-marriage rights in New Zealand, using the case of Whanganui residents Basil and Sarah Rule who married in 1908 and divorced in 1929.
Black said she uncovered a lot of "interesting and disturbing material" while researching her talk.
"Relationship break-ups are never easy, and this research has uncovered some of the stories and attitudes towards marriage and divorce in the 19th and early 20th century that have left me feeling very grateful to be living in the 21st," Black said.
