Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.

Hardwicke Street in Sumner -Land in Hardwicke Street in the “Township of Wakefield, Sumner Bay” is advertised for sale in the Star in 1880. A tiny amount of the information from the library website. I couldn’t find anyone with the surname Hardwicke living in Sumner. It was fairly common for many people owning land in… Read more

When I was researching Head Street in Sumner I came across several articles about a house at 37 Head Street that was a rest home for nurses. It went under a few names. There was one entry where it was called Adeline Turner Cottage. When it was opened in March 1920 it was called Adeline… Read more