How many records does the archive hold?

66,408 records about Christchurch, every one linked at the provider that keeps the original.

How far back does the archive reach?

1800, the oldest record on file.

Where do the records come from?

30 collections: council archives, Papers Past, DigitalNZ’s partners, cemetery registers, the heritage list itself. The shelf says what exists and where it lives.

Are these documents verified?

They are leads and citations, not evidence, a record says a document exists and where to read it. What a document actually says is only claimed once somebody has read it; those readings live on the place pages.

“Jacobs”, the shelf

Every record the archive holds about Christchurch, the oldest first. The originals live at the provider each row links to.

405 records matching 99 of these 100 with their text read Papers Past · Canterbury Stories · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Te Papa Collections Online · National Publicity Studios black and white file prints · TAPUHI · Canterbury Museum · Auckland Museum Collections · New Zealand Gazette · Digital Public Library of America · V.C. Browne & Son NZ Aerial Photograph Collection · Christchurch City Libraries Flickr · Hocken Digital Collections · Museums Victoria · Air Force Museum of New Zealand Photograph Collection · Wellington City Council Archives · The New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero · New Zealand Electronic Text Collection · Christchurch City Libraries Heritage Images Collection · Lincoln University Living Heritage: Tikaka Tuku Iho · Flickr · Radio New Zealand · Alexander Turnbull Library Flickr · Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki · Te Hikoi Museum · iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao · Manawatū Heritage · Canterbury Photography Museum · Akaroa Museum · Hawke's Bay Museum

the 1850s
17 May 1851
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 17 May 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 May 1851
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 24 May 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Oct 1851
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 25 October 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Feb 1852
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 07 February 1852) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14 Feb 1852
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 14 February 1852) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
13 Mar 1852
CHRISTCHURCH. (Lyttelton Times, 13 March 1852) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 Mar 1852
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 27 March 1852) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Apr 1852
CHRISTCHURCH. (New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, 03 April 1852) New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Apr 1852
CHRISTCHURCH. (Lyttelton Times, 03 April 1852) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Apr 1852
The Lyttelton Times. (Lyttelton Times, 03 April 1852) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Apr 1852
CHRISTCHURCH. (Lyttelton Times, 24 April 1852) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 May 1852
PUBLIC MEETING AT CHRISTCHURCH. (Lyttelton Times, 15 May 1852) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
17 Jul 1852
CHRISTCHURCH ATHENÆUM (Lyttelton Times, 17 July 1852) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jul 1853
ELECTORAL ROLL FOR THE TOWN OF CHRISTCHURCH. July 11, 1853. (Lyttelton Times, 23 July 1853) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
13 Aug 1853
Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 13 August 1853) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Aug 1853
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 20 August 1853) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Sept 1853
Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 24 September 1853) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Oct 1853
CHRISTCHURCH. (Lyttelton Times, 08 October 1853) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 May 1854
Page 12 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 06 May 1854) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jun 1854
CHRISTCHURCH. (Lyttelton Times, 10 June 1854) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Aug 1854
ELECTORAL ROLL FOR THE TOWN OF CHRISTCHURCH. (Lyttelton Times, 12 August 1854) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Oct 1854
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 21 October 1854) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Oct 1854
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 25 October 1854) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Oct 1854
CHRISTCHURCH. (Lyttelton Times, 28 October 1854) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Oct 1854
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 28 October 1854) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Nov 1854
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 01 November 1854) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jan 1855
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 20 January 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jan 1855
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 24 January 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Mar 1855
CHRISTCHURCH. (Lyttelton Times, 21 March 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jul 1855
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 04 July 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jul 1855
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 14 July 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Dec 1855
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 15 December 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Dec 1855
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 26 December 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Dec 1855
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 29 December 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jun 1856
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 21 June 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Sept 1856
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 20 September 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
31 Dec 1856
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 31 December 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Mar 1857
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 25 March 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14 Oct 1857
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 14 October 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Oct 1857
Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 31 October 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18 Nov 1857
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 18 November 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Mar 1858
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 17 March 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
5 May 1858
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 05 May 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 May 1858
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 12 May 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1858
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 31 July 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1858
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Nov 1858
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 24 November 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jan 1859
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 22 January 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1859
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 26 January 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Mar 1859
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 16 March 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
28 Sept 1859
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 28 September 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Sept 1859
ORDINATION. (Lyttelton Times, 28 September 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Oct 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 08 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Oct 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 15 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Oct 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 19 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1860s
1 Jan 1860
Photograph: Venerable Henry Jacobs Canterbury Museum · Canterbury Museum
18 Jan 1860
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 18 January 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Jan 1860
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 25 January 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14 Apr 1860
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 14 April 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 May 1860
JURY LIST FOR 1860. (Lyttelton Times, 19 May 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 7 places
9 Jun 1860
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 09 June 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jul 1860
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 28 July 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Aug 1860
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 15 August 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1861
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 23 January 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Jan 1861
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 26 January 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 Apr 1861
Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 06 April 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jul 1861
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 10 July 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jul 1861
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 13 July 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jul 1861
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 20 July 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Aug 1861
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 07 August 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Jan 1862
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 08 January 1862) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Mar 1862
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 12 March 1862) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Mar 1862
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 29 March 1862) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Apr 1862
MARRIAGES. (Lyttelton Times, 05 April 1862) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
10 Feb 1863
CHRISTCHURCH. (Southland Times, 10 February 1863) Southland Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Mar 1865
News of the Week. [from the daily times.] (Otago Witness, 24 March 1865) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Apr 1865
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Timaru Herald, 20 April 1865) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Apr 1865
Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 (Timaru Herald, 22 April 1865) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Oct 1866
LONDON. (Otago Daily Times, 19 October 1866) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
20 Oct 1866
LONDON. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) August 25th, 1866. (Otago Witness, 20 October 1866) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
10 Jun 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 10 June 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
the 1870s
16 Feb 1870
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 16 February 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Feb 1870
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 28 February 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
9 Aug 1870
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 09 August 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Aug 1870
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 13 August 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Mar 1871
VISIT OF THE GOVERNOR. (Otago Daily Times, 31 March 1871) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Feb 1872
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 20 February 1872) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Mar 1872
NEWS OF THE DAY (Colonist, 08 March 1872) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Mar 1872
NEWS OF THE DAY (Colonist, 12 March 1872) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Sept 1872
A TEIP TO THE SOUTH. (Colonist, 17 September 1872) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14 Oct 1872
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 14 October 1872) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Apr 1873
Local and General. (Star, 04 April 1873) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Sept 1873
SOCIAL. (Otago Daily Times, 02 September 1873) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Oct 1873
Telegrams. (Otago Witness, 25 October 1873) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jun 1874
News of the Week. (Otago Witness, 06 June 1874) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
17 Jun 1875
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 17 June 1875) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jul 1875
West Coast Times. FRIDAY, JULY 9, 1875. (West Coast Times, 09 July 1875) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
11 Nov 1876
News of the Week. (Otago Witness, 11 November 1876) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14 Mar 1877
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. (Otago Daily Times, 14 March 1877) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jul 1877
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 13 July 1877) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read

Most of these originals are not republishable here, the link goes to the provider that keeps them. A search result is a lead, not evidence: what a document actually says is only claimed once somebody has read it, and those readings live on the place pages.

“Jacobs”, the shelf

The shelf

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