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Rorke, Jean Euphemia Finlayson, née Hill, 1942-2014 (Person)
Career: Five years teaching at St Croix, US Virgin Islands. Initially a relief teacher in Tauranga, in 1980 she took the role of city archivist, restructured following the local body amalgamation to Special Services Librarian.At Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga Library she assisted Treaty claims researchers and New Zealand Room visitors, contributing to many research reports. From August 1994 she contributed history articles each Monday to the Bay of Plenty Times.
Publications include: Policing two peoples : a history of police in the Bay of Plenty, 1867-1992 (c. 1993) and The voyages of the Palantir (2nd edition c. 2019).
Organisations: The Elms Mission House Trust (Secretary); New Zealand Historic Places Trust Bay of Plenty District Committee (Tauranga Branch) (founding member and Chairperson); Tauranga Historical Society; Tauranga Moana Museum Trust.
Awards: Queens Service Medal for services to heritage activities in the Bay of Plenty in 2007. Highly commended for Sherrard Regional History Awards in September 1994 for her police history.
Travels: Arrived in Tauranga with her family on board the yacht 'Palantir' in October 1976, having set sail from England in 1968. Sailed via the Caribbean, French Polynesia, Virgin Islands and the Pacific.
Education: Degree in French and German at St Andrews University, Scotland. Diploma in Library and Information Studies, 1995, Victoria University. Certificate in Māori Studies, 1990, University of Waikato.
SourcesEarly preserves: the first archivists in Tauranga (blog post)Bay of Plenty Times. (1995, February 1). Tauranga draws sailing family home. By Sandra Simpson. p. 8.Bay of Plenty Times. (1986, May 6). Archivist knows her stuff.Bay of Plenty Times. (c. 1990). Jinty Rorke looks after city history. By Chris Kenny.Timescan. (1986, May 6). Archivist knows her stuff. [Ams 487/11. Scrapbook 12, p. 32].Timescan. (1986, June 10). Pioneer chemist's photos recall Tarawera tragedy. [Ams 487/11. Scrapbook 15, p. 20].Bay of Plenty Times. (1976, December 21). Scottish family sails in.Friends of the Library. (1993, December). Profile on staff member Jinty Rorke in Friends of the Library newsletter.Bay of Plenty Times. (1993, November 1). Men in blue recall past. p. 3.Timescan. (1990, March 30, p 5). Jinty Rorke looks after city history.Bay of Plenty Times. (1994, November 17). Rorke defends Mission House funds shortage. Maintenance of The Elms explained.Bay of Plenty Times. (1994, September 21). Police history draws praise.Bay of Plenty Times. (1994, November 22). Historian takes Trust place. Jinty Rorke Historic Places Trust rep on Elms Trust Committee.