Bristlecone pines are the oldest living things on Earth, and it's possible to take a walk among them in the Inyo National Forest, writes Sheryl Jean, of The Dallas Morning News.
The first step in the restoration of the historic Phoenix
Mill water wheel in Oamaru began yesterday with an
archaeologist and conservation surveyor visiting its Old Mill
Rd site to gather information for conservation and
engineering works plans.
The letter in which Gabriel Read shares the credit with
Edward Peters for the discovery of gold in Otago 150 years
ago has gone on show at Archives New Zealand, in Dunedin.
For the 17 riders on the Speight's pack-horse traverse on the
Otago Goldfields Heritage Trust's cavalcade, their journey
from Omarama to Oamaru is a taste of yesteryear.
Four generations of descendants of early Cromwell mayor
Edward Murrell, including one of the few who still carry his
name, recently gathered at his original Cromwell home.
Advanced imaging techniques are allowing the recovery of lost
information from key heritage documents, including the
handwritten draft of the American Declaration of
Independence, leading US-based preservation scientist Dr
Fenella France says.
A remake of the classic Western True Grit is showing at the cinema, with a new Rooster Cogburn. But for a town in Iowa, it will always be about The Duke, Josh Noel, of the Chicago Tribune, reports.
