CALLING ALL DESCENDANTS AND ASSOCIATES TO GATHER

About 160 Vogel immigrants arrived in Wellington Harbour (Whanganui-a-Tara) on 23rd March 1876 after nearly 100 days at sea.

Scandanavians, Poles, Germans and others had made their way to Bremmerhaven in the north of Germany to embark. They sailed on the small ship Gutenberg down the Atlantic Ocean and through the roaring forties at the bottom of the Indian Ocean before navigating through Fouveaux Strait and north up the east coast of Te Wai Pounamu (NZ South Island) before reaching Wellington.

This gathering will bring together descendants of these intrepid sea voyagers to discuss aspects of their ancestors' experience before, during and after this voyage.

We will sail on the Harbour, visit the Wellington Museum's maritime displays and gather to korero about this journey and discuss some of what we know about these Immigrants.
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