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RNZ News
01-08-2025
- RNZ News
Highlighting one of Aotearoa's most significant heritage sites
Hidden among the bustle of modern day of Tauranga lies one of Aotearoa's most significant heritage sites, The Elms | Te Papa Tauranga The site has borne witness to more than 600 years of our often-turbulent history. A new book 'The Spirit of a Place' traces this legacy starting with the arrival of the first Polynesian voyaging canoes, the arrival of Pakeha, to the complex interactions that followed. Author Sarah Ell joins Jesse in studio. Photo: the elms te papa
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- Yahoo
Historic Natchez Stone House: Pianist's touch and antique maps
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) – The Stone House is on Washington Street near downtown Natchez. It was once a part of a larger estate and started life as a billiard hall associated with The Elms, which is across the street. In the 1850s, the billiard hall was added on to and eventually evolved into the house that is here now. Joe Stone's family acquired the home in 1877, and it's been in his family ever since. Stone gives his guests a classical piano recital as a part of the Pilgrimage tours on Fridays and Saturday evenings. Everyone gatherers in the front parlor, and Stone serenades the guests at his Steinway set before one of the two sets of pocket doors in the house. Pocket doors open in the middle and slide into the walls on either side instead of being hinged and swinging open. Both sets of doors in this house have ornamental stained glass. Easter comes to The Towers for Natchez Spring Pilgrimage The other thing I find fascinating about the Stone House isn't so much anything to do with the house, but with Stone's collection of antique maps. His journey into maps started for Stone back when he happened across a manuscript map of a plantation just south of Natchez, Laurel Hill. That set him off on a lifetime of exploring and acquiring old maps. 'I don't like later maps that show all he roads and all the towns and every county. I like the early maps that have almost entirely Native American place names. And they show a lot of the topography,' he explained. The billiard hall part of the house is once again a billiard hall. The house is full of surprises, and Stone's collection of evolving maps is reflected in his house. There is a schedule for the Natchez Garden Club Spring Pilgrimage online. Tickets can also be found online. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
01-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Wetherspoon pubs in south Essex set to host 12-day beer festival
A 12-day beer festival featuring 30 real ales, many never before available, is set to come to four Wetherspoon pubs in south Essex. The Last Post, The Elms, Parson's Barn, and The Roebuck will host the event from March 5 to March 16. Prices will range from £1.99 to £2.15 a pint. The selection includes exclusive new brews, vegan options, and ales made with cherries and cocoa beans. There will also be five international ales from female brewers in the USA, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and Italy. The international beers are Hey Pal from Terrapin Brewery, Estuary Session Ale from Land & Sea Brewery, Wallaby from Penny Red Brewery, Chocolate Porta from Birra Perugia Brewery, and Antiopdean from Brew Moon Brewery. Steven Clayton, manager of The Last Post, said: "The festival is a great celebration of real ale. "All of the beers will be available at great value-for-money prices." Three third-of-a-pint tasters will be available for the price of a pint. A festival magazine with tasting notes will also be available in pubs.
