This presentation by historian Leanne Croon Hickman explores the story of Nils Magnus Person, the outspoken Swedish caretaker who transformed Terrace End Cemetery and then challenged the officials who dismissed him. From overgrown graves and wandering livestock to public showdowns and missing records, Person’s journey reveals the drama and growing pains of early Palmerston North. It’s a lively look at how one determined individual shaped a community’s history.
See also:
Terrace End Cemetery Tour - 14 March
Terrace End Cemetery Tour - 29 March
Image: Attwood & Co. (n.d.). Nils Magnus Person, [Photograph]. The Cyclopedia of New Zealand.
