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Cambridge Edition : June 19th 2013
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Ph 827 3840 www.cambridgeedition.co.nz WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 2013 SERVING CAMBRIDGE SINCE 1981 Audited net circulation 12,289 copies * ABC (December 2012) Cnr Queen & Oliver Sts, CAMBRIDGE Ph: 07 823-0553 •Mon–Fri7am–6pm •Sat&Sun8am–6pm 4622234CJ $5898 Plantation Cane Square Rattan Cane Log Basket H: 350mm, W: 470mm, D: 470mm. 2 year warranty. 100958 318 PARTS & SERVICE PARTS & SERVICE 47 Shakespeare Street Ph (07) 827 7230 5138068AA FRESH FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF Call in for your one stop fruit and veges 35 Victoria street, Cambridge. Phone 07 827 4484 115 Shakespeare Street, Leamington Phone 07 211 7380 5439608AA Bananas $1.49 KG Available from 19th to 23rd June THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL Pavilion Accounting Ltd Chartered Accountants 18 Lake Street, PO Box 342, Cambridge Phone: 07 823 4207 ‘Your family’s accounting advantage’ gerry@pavilionaccounting.co.nz Gerard Beban BCA, CA, PP Director We Welcome Enquiries by New Prospective Clients Introductory Meetings Are Complimentary 5401565AA Having trouble reading the paper? Book your eye exam today Ph: 827 1958 or drop in to 49 Duke Street Professional eye ca re & quality eyewear for the whole family sinc e 1925 4082420AA page 13 page 19 Arianna wins gold in Tahiti Tinies enjoy their own fieldays Future anchored in past SAYING GOODBYE: After her 25-year association with Cambridge Museum, former curator Eris Parker has retired. Photo: JEREMY SMITH By JEREMY SMITH ❝When you do uncover something while undertaking research, it’s hugely satisfying. – Eris Parker The year was 1988. Eris Parker became a volunteer at Cambridge Museum after her first visit there, one she had made to find out more information about her family. Little did she know the visit would mark the start of a 25 year relationship with the museum, most of those with Eris at the helm. The administrative side of the museum is facilitated by Waipa District Council, while the collec- tion housed there is owned by the Cambridge Historical Society. Now, however, Eris feels the time is right to move on. In 1992, Eris stepped into the newly-created position of museum curator – a position she held right up until her recent retirement. Moving from the role of volun- teer to curator was significant. ‘‘I guess it was kind of a big step, but back then nobody had ever been curator before. I step- ped up because of my interest in both the history of Cambridge, and where Cambridge was head- ing into the future,’’ Eris said. Looking back at her time at the museum, Eris has unique memor- ies which make up her highlights. ‘‘It’s the ordinary people, the ones who worked hard and laid down the groundwork to help make Cambridge what it is today.’’ Another aspect of the job which Eris found really enjoyable was research work, particularly as it related to uncovering family his- tories. ‘‘Right back in the early days, I’d seen what other museums had in the way of that kind of thing, and initially I went to the Cam- bridge Museum to see what it was doing. ‘‘When you do uncover some- thing while undertaking research, it’s hugely satisfying. ‘‘And then when you see famil- ies come in with queries about their family members and you are able to help them, I love seeing the buzz it gives them.’’ Eris considers another high- light to have been in 2000, when the decision was taken to open the museum to the public seven days a week. ‘‘We were all pretty proud of that.’’ Although not one comfortable with too much praise, Eris did concede she was proud of the journey the museum had been on over the years. As Cambridge had grown and changed, the museum has tried to reflect that. ‘‘I think it has been built up con- siderably,’’ she said. She is reluctant to take all the credit for that, stressing that such a journey had involved a massive team effort. She wanted to thank the many staff she had worked with over the years – including full timers and the many museum volunteers. She made special mention of Pat Allan, Rosemary Hill, Murray Maxwell, Susan Hague, Allan Livingston and many others. Now ready to move on, Eris said she knows the time is right to retire, and added that she was looking forward to spending more time with her grandchildren. It didn’t take her long to do just that. She turned 65 last Thursday and went to Hamilton to watch one of her four grandchildren play netball. ‘‘I always knew I wanted to retire at 65.’’ So while she’ll miss the job, that passion will remain. ‘‘All the work we have done has been about the future and looking ahead; so that the generations to come can look back on what was happening in Cambridge now and appreciate what was here at this time.’’
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