Posted by alexandra_k on May 29, 2022, at 2:58:24
In reply to Re: most hated woman in nz, posted by alexandra_k on May 29, 2022, at 2:52:32
it was amazing seeing what was in mums house...
books books books books books...
so many bibles. i mean... ones given to my grandfather.... so many bibles... organ sheet music and... so many photographs...
i don't know how his parents came by the farm land in the king country.
he was the youngest of their kids. given to the church because that was what you did with the youngest.
the eldest... i think he moved to auckland and became a real estate agent. i think he did well enough for himself... and... i don't know... i don't know how grandfather got to stay on at the estate and the elder son did not... i don't know... i don't know what happened there with the interitance. i think my uncle said they sold off tracts of land to the neighbours... so maybe the sold the estate and grandfather ended up living on one of the houses on the land that was to be a workers cottage. there were a couple of them...
i don't remember any maaori from the photos so i don't think he was ministering to them...
he got a masters from auckland.. i think the uni. then theological college. methodist. then posted to ruakai. but he didn't last long there. neither did the previous guy. maaori community up north. not able to get people doing coordinated action. building houses and the like... wasn't happening... so secretary...
it's strange because after my paents split up mum raised me poor. sort of.
no. she kept me poorly.
i don't nkow.. what was she to do with me?
it isn't safe to be or have kids in these parts so i don't know...
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