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New to Digital Scrapbooking, just started in 2019, want to make a record of family stories before my mother passes away. My dad died in 2016. I currently live in Canada but was born and raised in New Zealand, and emigrated to Canada upon marrying my Canadian spouse. Home Country - lets see - New Zealand or Canada? Which to choose? Most of my photos will be from NZ, but any pics of my son will be from Canada. MY IP Address will say that I am in Canada which is fine. My mother and sister are still back in NZ so I will make my home country as NZ for now. For Facebook, I dont check it every day - I am not addicted to FB, and I use a different name for privacy. My image is myself as a child - aged about 2 or 3 years old
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In 1980, the Regent Theatre in Dunedin, New Zealand needed to come up with a new way to raise funds to keep the old theatre going. The Theatre was built in 1928 in the flamboyant 1920s baroque style. It was getting old and drastic repairs were needed. Someone came up with the bright idea of a booksale. If the public were willing to dump their old unwanted books at the theatre, the theatre staff could then sell them to raise money. And to make it even better, this would be a 24 hour sale - so "If you snooze, you lose."
Local Dunedinites dumped hundreds, nay thousands, of old unwanted books at the theatre and in May of 1980, the first 24 hour sale took place. I don't know how much they raised that first year, but the sale was so succesful that is has now become an annual event. And more than that, it is now one of the biggest annual events in New Zealand. People from all over NZ come to visit, and even some people come from Australia.
Up until 2019 that is.
In 2020 the sale had to be cancelled due to Covid-19 restrictions. Instead the books were sold in a pop-up (temporary) shop inside an old bank. The store was open every day while the supply of books lasted. And the prices would be the same as always - usually $1 each. Some specialist books are priced up to $5, but most of the books are $1 each.
Now that restrictions have eased in NZ, here's hoping the sale is back on at the theatre in 2021!! I must check with my family to find out!!
My family moved to Dunedin in 1980 so we would have been dumping our old books at the theatre and buying new second hand books at the sale for many years. My father especially loved attending the sale every year to buy books.
Supplies
Cream Newsprint paper - Family Day Bundle - Janet Scott (Kemp)
https://www.digitalscrapbook.com/janet-scott/kits/family-day-paper-kit-genealogy-heritage-ancestry-tree-antique-vintage-papers-peach
Cluster Frame and Ink Splot - Jessica Dunn - whole story bundle - GLB - June 2019
https://www.digitalscrapbook.com/marisa-lerin/kits/the-good-life-june-2019-bundle-life-story-journaling-summer-teal-blue-navy-pink
Journaling Tag - Jessica Dunn - Sunshine & Snow Bundle
https://www.digitalscrapbook.com/jessica-dunn/kits/sunshine-and-snow-bundle-elements-embellishments-papers-winter-sun-kitties-mittens
Photo taken by Chris Sullivan during the 2019 Book Sale event
https://www.regenttheatre.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Booksale-Dunedin-NZ-Chris-Sullivan2.jpg
Font - paperback
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Now that looks like fun! Love the touch of the photo corners