Queenstown & District Historical Society
Our Heritage Today — For Tomorrow
The Society publishes and supports books and a twice-yearly magazine recording the district's history. Most are available from the Lakes District Museum in Arrowtown.
Published each summer and winter, the Queenstown Courier contains researched articles, memoirs and historical documents, as well as Society news. It is sent to members, and every issue except the most recent is free to read in our Magazine Archive, complete with a searchable index.
The beautifully illustrated 100th issue of the Queenstown Courier — an anthology of extracts drawn from past magazines, selected to cover eight major themes of local history. Compiled by Danny Knudson. 72 pages.
This engaging, authoritative and handsome history is the culmination of many years of research by Danny Knudson. Published jointly by Danny Knudson, the Historical Society and the Lakes District Museum in 2016; reprinted by the Museum in 2022. Large format; 300 pages. Design by Print Central, Queenstown.
By Danny Knudson. This 60-page book gives the history of Edith Cavell, the English nurse executed by the Germans in 1915, after whom the bridge at Arthurs Point is named. Reprinted in 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 and 2023.
By Danny Knudson. A 250-page history of the Historical Society, published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of its founding in 1965. Limited edition.
By Bill McDonald (2010). Self-published with the assistance of the Society — a valuable resource on the history of the farms in the district.
A walking-guide brochure covering twelve historic places in the Queenstown CBD, with a brief history of the town and each site, illustrated. First print run funded by QLDC.