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Bringing history to life
For 40 years members of the Lake Taupo Genealogy group have been poring through old books, shipping records, electoral roles, births, deaths and marriages records.
Putting names to faces
It’s the ultimate case of putting names to faces, involving a famous New Zealand photographer and a slice of Taupō history.
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