Joseph Masters Descendants celebrate at Masterton - 150 years since Jpseph Masters settled as a farmer in the Wairarapa, New Zealand

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Memoirs of Joseph Masters Book was published - May 2005

Book Launch was Sunday 19th June 2005.

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This book explores the interesting, often enigmatic, life of Joseph Masters founder of Masterton and one of the originators of the Small Farms Association that established unique settlements in Greytown and Masterton in 1854 - 150 years ago.

The Memoirs of Joseph Masters includes his memoirs, not published before and assembled by him towards the end of his life largely from newspaper articles he sent to the newspaper in Derby, England, where he was born and grew up. The memoirs have been edited, further researched and annotated by descendants to answer questions raised in the text and to provide more detail. The book also includes an introduction which places Masters' life - in Derby, London, Tasmania, Bay of Islands, Wellington and Masterton - and his achievements into an historical context.

The Memoirs of Joseph Masters also includes a special section commemorating the special 150th year remembrance day of Masters' descendants held in Masterton in May 2004. Written including photographic highlights, family trees, list of those attending etc. We are planning to republish the updated family trees with all the recent family knowledge, so send you updated and/or corrected history to us now so it can be included.

Wairarapa Times Age online - History of Masterton Trust Lands Trust - Extract "This first extract tells the story of Joseph Masters, founder of The Small Farms Association and of the origins of the small-farm system which he advocated in 1852 and 1853"

As part of Masterton's Sequicentennial (150 years) since Joseph Masters settled in Masterton, we held a Day of Remembrance
for Descendants of Joseph and Sarah Masters' two Daughters

Sarah b 1827 m (1) Richard Iorns
(2) Henry Bannister

Mary Ann b 1833 m 1858 Bennet Pascoe Perry

was held on Sunday May 23 2004

Contact: Bridget Canning +64 06-370-9210

Copy of Storyteller Margaret Copeland's Transcript from "The Afternoon with the Pioneers " Transcript
Copy of letter to all known descendants Registration Letter
Masterton Sesquicenntennial 150th Day Celebrations 21-23 May

Masterton 150 Years year of activities which was started on
20 - 23 May 2004 Link to web site

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Tracing Your Family Tree
Family Tree Updates link to Genealogy site.
Special thanks to the Genealogy Society for making these available online.

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