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Events 2008 |
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145th Anniversary Weekend |
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to make Puhoi’s 145 th Anniversary Weekend a really memorable one. |
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On the 29th June 1863, 84 very tired and exhausted Bohemians (now Czech Republic) ended their epic 4 months journey from their villages by being ferried to the landing site near the hall by Maori dugouts only to find themselves in an isolated wilderness with only 2 crude huts for shelter. This was a far cry from what they had expected. That day in the Church calendar is the ‘Feast Day of Saints Peter and Paul’ and this was faithfully remembered in 1881 when the time came to name the Puhoi Church. This year, Sunday falls on that very day making for a particularly special occasion and the weekend’s arrangements are :- |
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Due recognition after 70 years |
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This previously almost hidden major study ranks alongside and complements Father D.V. SILK’s ‘A History of Puhoi’ published in 1923. Ruth SCHMIDT in 1934 was still able to talk to and mingle with quite a number of the very original settlers who, although young when they arrived in 1863/6, had lived through it all and could vividly remember and speak at first hand. Neither later Historians nor ourselves had this privilege and advantage. |
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She is now 98 and still living in Auckland so her family bought her to Puhoi in November 2007 to see how the past has been treasured and preserved and to receive her inscribed copy of the joint effort between the Society and the Family in republishing it.
Her alertness was an inspiration to us all and what a delightful day that was. |
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Loss of Our Patron |
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| We were all greatly saddened by the death on 22nd December 2007 of Doug TITFORD at the age of 86, a real gentleman. He, along with his late wife Jessie, took key roles in the Society spanning 30 years and contributed so much. They will be remembered too for their untiring fundraising efforts which, among other things, went towards the Records/Meeting Room adjacent to the Museum. He was very active in many other Community activities too including the annual agricultural shows and will be greatly missed. |
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Puhoi 2008 Community Photo |
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Among the Society’s Archives are photographs taken during the 1913 50 year Anniversary celebrations and likewise in 1933 when the 70th anniversary of the first landing was honoured. Ruth CUNLIFFE, the Puhoi Librarian, recently came up with the concept of having a similar Group photo taken of those currently involved with Puhoi and in future years that too will be archival and of increasing interest. Puhoi remains a very small village, which is part of its charm, and although there may be more houses, the population hasn’t changed much from 1900 when there were about 500. Amazingly almost 350 people, ranging from week old babes-in-arms to the oldest living descendents, filled the historic Puhoi hall to overflowing. What a splendid concept. |
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