During and after WW11 imported Middle East dates were always infested with weevils. Staff would break up the cakes of dates and…
Much has been written about the General Grant. With the lure of lost gold bullion waiting to be found, the intrigue has…
If so, please don’t throw them away. The Martinborough Museum is currently re-organising its picture collection and we would like to make…
The Canadian coast to coast railway was completed on the 7th November 1885. The government of British Columbia made it a condition…
The chattering era dawned with the opening of a ‘telephone exchange’. Initially there were few subscribers to the service, mainly businesses. In…
A guide to prominent buildings and locations that are part of Martinborough’s history and heritage is being launched this week. Produced by the…
John Wade played a part in our first “constitutional crisis”. In early 1840 he chartered the ship “Integrity” to bring a shipload…
Is your family in the history books? You might be surprised! The museum has a collection of local history books that have…
The sound barrier was officially broken on October 14th 1947 when the Bell X-1 became the first aircraft to fly faster than…
History The Ruamāhanga River is the largest river in the Wairarapa, flowing through the Wairarapa Valley for about 130 kilometres. The Waihenga…
Up until the 1950s people seldom left town. Only one family in three had a car and public transport was very slow,…
A small, socially distanced ceremony on Saturday did not let the centenary of Martinborough’s Soldiers’ Memorial Gates go unnoticed. One hundred years…
