Histories and Mysteries in the Collection: Engineer Corps Memorial Centre (ECMC – Library, Museum and Chapel)

Join LTCOL (Rtd) Joe Hollander, ECMC Director, on a journey of 20 artefacts (out of 60,000) across seven themes from the Engineer Corps Memorial Centre (ECMC) Museum. They will take you from the NZ Land Wars, to the South African Wars, a Palmy tournament with the Welington Engineer Volunteers, and through the First and Second World Wars. Finally, you'll travel through Quatrefoils and memorials to visit the Earle family of Palmerston North.

You may be interested in other talks in this Histories and Mysteries in the Collection series:

Thursday 12 March, The Ian Matheson City Archives with City Archivist, Heather Glasgow
Thursday 26 March, The Engineer Corps Memorial Centre with Director, LTCOL (Rtd) Joe Hollander
Thursday 2 April, Massey University Archives with University Archivist, Louis Changuion
Thursday 9 April, Te Manawa Museum of Arts, Science and Heritage with Archivist, Juliet Galuszka

Image: Chamberlain, H.E. (2020). Survey Equipment, Tilting Level, [Photograph], Supplied.

When

DATES

Thursday, March 26, 2026 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Where

LOCATION

Central Library

Mezzanine Floor

4 The Square, Palmerston North, Manawatū-Whanganui 4410

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