HASTINGS RECOLLECT

Memories are Made of This

Description

DescriptionA series of video recordings captured at Hastings Central Library during the Hastings 50th Anniversary celebrations in September 2006.

The recordings include:
A performance by the Hastings Girls’ High School Barbershop Quartet.

Tea and Talk sessions featuring:
Megan Williams reflecting on life in Hastings during the 1950s.
Ian Grover discussing his apprenticeship with Agnew Refrigeration.
Graeme Mills sharing stories about his family’s petrol and shoe businesses.
Jo Morris presenting Flashback to Fifties Fiction.

Graham Ellery, “The Puppet Man,” hosting Fifties Fun with his puppets and reading Gerald McBoing Boing by Dr. Seuss.

Elizabeth Beall introducing her favourite children’s books from the 1950s.

Filmed and edited by James Bowman and Susan Donaldson, members of Hawke's Bay Video Enthusiasts Club.

Date2006

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