Local history books, brochures and the Society's own magazine, most held at the Lakes District Museum in Arrowtown and Queenstown's libraries, with some available directly from the Society.
Walking guide brochure with twelve historic places in the Queenstown CBD.
Contains a brief history of the town and each site with illustrations.
The first run paid for by QLDC.
Available at the Museum in Arrowtown, local libraries, QLDC office in Gorge Road, and several visitor information sites and businesses.
Stories of Wakatipu is a 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
On sale at the Lakes District Museum, Arrowtown. For mail orders, contact info@museumqueenstown.com or phone 03 4421824
The Queenstown Courier magazine is published each summer and winter. It contains researched articles, memoirs and historical documents, as well as Society news.
It is sent to members.
Every issue except the most recent is available to read in the Magazine Archive, with the complete magazine index. (Allow time for each magazine to download.)
The Society, the Museum and the Queenstown Library hold sets of printed copies.
by Danny Knudson
This 60-page book gives the history of Edith Cavell, the English nurse executed by the Germans in 1915, and after whom the bridge at Arthurs Point is named.
Reprinted in 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 and 2023.
Available at the Lakes District Museum, Arrowtown.
This engaging, authoritative and handsome history of Skippers and the Upper Shotover 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.
Design by Print Central, Queenstown
Large format; 300 pages.
Reprinted by the Museum in 2022
Heritage Alive by Danny Knudson is a 250-page history of the Historical Society, published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of its founding in 1965.
Limited edition, available on request from queenstownhistorical@gmail.com
by Bill McDonald (2010). Self-published with the assistance of the Society.
A valuable resource on the history of the farms in the district.
Available at the Lakes District Museum, Arrowtown
