Family History Lodged With The Sir George Grey Special Collections
FAMILY HISTORY LODGED WITH
THE SIR GEORGE GREY SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
SECTION OF AUCKLAND LIBRARY
Items at Sir George Grey Specials Collections of Auckland City Library
1.Eight Bills of Lading for goods shipped to Meiklejohns 1863
2.Two receipts for goods 1865 & 1876
3.One signed sketch of an unidentified ship
4.One letter regarding schooling at Great Omaha 1876
5.One letter of introduction for William Patrick 1852
6.One sketch of the ship ‘Twilight’
7.One letter to ‘Hillary’ – no signature, no date
8.Logs of the brigantine ‘Rachel’ and barque ‘Union’ 1828 – 1831
9.Log of the brigantine ‘Union’, James Meiklejohn, Master. 4 September 1856 to 17 June 1857
10.Notebook containing miscellaneous items, including time book (1873-1877), drafts of letters, Poems, Sketches, Rules of Omaha Public Library etc
11.14 photographs – plus one negative of a ship (scow)
12.Handwritten list of people attending the Meiklejohn Centennial Meeting 1958
13.Opening remarks by Leslie Meiklejohn at the Centennial celebrations (Typescript)
14.Letters from Arpad Szigetvary to Msr Moore containing information on some vessels built by Meiklejohns 1950
15.Letter from Jean Gill at Charlottetown Library re information on james Mucklejohn 1940
16.Typescript by A H Meiklejohn ‘ Before the Teatree’ 2 copies
17.Reminiscences of Bell Matheson aged 90 years March 1993
18.‘ A Short History of a Pioneer Family’ by Sylvia Moore
19.‘The Last landfall: early Big Omaha history’ by Leslie D Meiklejohn
20.‘The Meiklejohns: some reminiscences of a pioneer family’ by L S A M Meiklejohn
21.Map of Omaha area
22.‘Ships of Omaha’ by Carol & James Ramage 2008
23.Eleven photos of Bruce & Mary Meiklejohn’s wedding
24.Thirteen photographs of items displayed at centennial celebrations Big Omaha Easter 1958 with several of memorial unveiling 1968
25.Photograph of Meiklejohn Memorial
26.Twenty six photographs of family members and ships
27.List of items on display 1958
