Ere Marsters, oral history, 2016

Description:

Ere Marsters talks about her English great-grandfather, William Marsters, who settled on Palmerston Island, the Cook Islands, and recounts stories from her childhood there. She mentions training as a tailor in Rarotonga and emigrating to New Zealand in the 1950s to join her sister in Hamilton. She talks about working hard in various clothing businesses in Auckland, saving enough to buy a house in Newmarket, Auckland, and eventually running her own business at home. She also discusses how young family members from The Cook Islands lived with her in order to attend good local schools. She talks about Church involvement, experiencing racial discrimination by some Church members, visiting women in prison, teaching them crafts, and her enjoyment of singing.

Display date:

2016-12-07

Location:

Cook Islands

Content partner:

Auckland Libraries

Availability:

Not specified