I thought he was just a jeweller. I discovered so much more.

Meet my great-great-grandfather, Samuel Henry Drew, founder of Whanganui Regional Museum.

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#DiscoverWhanganui #museum #history

The Search for Samuel. Coming July 26th. Watch and read at vist.ly/3yjcp

#OneAncestorAtATime #history #genealogy #DiscoverWhanganui

I DID NOT EXPECT ChatGPT to be this good at image restoration.

I just did a simple "could you remove the reflections" prompt. Seconds later... the image on the right. Not perfect, but close!

Who's the man (or the men?) in the picture? Stick around. #TheSearchforSamuel #DiscoverWhanganui

Most people come to @discoverwhanganuinz for the 3 A’s: the awa, the art, and the architecture. But I am here in search of one man.

There’s just one problem: he’s been dead 125 years.

To be continued…

#ancestry #whanganui #discoverwhanganui