Year 11 History

On Tuesday the 13th of August our Year 11 History students had the opportunity to take a memorial tour of Invercargill. The purpose of this trip was to explore and research how we in Southland have remembered and commemorated past conflicts. On this day we went to numerous sites in and around Invercargill to see the impact that past conflicts have had on us, and how we remember them. After our tour of the memorials, we then went to the Invercargill City Library. Here we were shown some of the extensive range of archives and artefacts at the library (including a rare Greek text from the 17th century!) and how we could use the library as a resource for our research. We then spent the rest of the day exploring both physical and digital archives ranging from newspapers, letters, diaries, oral histories, artefacts and other recollections of Southland experiences during the First and Second World Wars. It was a great day out, and was incredibly invaluable for students not just for their current research assessment, but to explore where a career in History can take us. We are pleased that the students enjoyed the day, and would like to give a special thank you to Mr Horrax, Ms Sime,
Mr Dymond, and our student teachers Ms Lockhart and Ms Sheriff!

Pictured: Waikiwi Memorial Park, Myross Bush Memorial, Kennington Memorial