Join author Rosalina McCarthy P.G.Dip Museum Studies for an author’s talk on her 2022 book, Belated Accolades, which was completed after 30 years of part-time research and two years of full-time writing.

The talk will cover some events between 1843 – 2017 and investigate the true story versus the established myths exploring:

• Immigration of the Frank family from Germany and their settlement in Nelson.
• Early Nelson Council involvement in the community.
• Conflicts between Council, William Tyree, Rosaline Frank, their Acetylene Gas Company, and Tyree Studio.
• The UNESCO Heritage awarded Tyree photographic collection acknowledging early photographers as social historians.