Justine Soles, Author at Faith Tides

Saving paper the 19th century way

Justine Soles — Mon, 04 May 2026 23:11:04 +0000

The item featured in this month’s post is unusual, not in content, but in the way it was written. This is an example of a crossed letter, a rare and exciting find in the archives. Letter writers in the 19th century would use this technique of cross-writing or cross-hatching to save on limited stationery and […]

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Glass plate negatives survive the test of time

Justine Soles — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:56:51 +0000

Glass plate negatives are one of the more fragile records we have in the archives. Those who remember the days before smart phones and digital cameras will be familiar with waiting for rolls of negative film to be developed into prints. Glass plate photography was invented in the 1850s and was common until the 1920s. The technology for developing photographs has evolved over the century, but the basic process is similar. An image is […]

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100 years since breaking ground at the cathedral

Justine Soles — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:06:46 +0000

This year is the 100th anniversary of the beginning of construction on Christ Church Cathedral in Victoria. This building is the 3rd iteration of Christ Church. The first wooden building burned down in 1856, and the second (seen in the foreground of the form and order of service programme) was deconsecrated when the new cathedral […]

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From the diocesan archives

Justine Soles — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 17:11:30 +0000

Hello from the archives! My name is Justine Soles, and I have been the diocesan archivist since February 2025. I have the responsibility and pleasure of overseeing the historical collections of the diocese. My work involves facilitating access to records and ensuring their long-term preservation. The collections of records held in the archives, such as […]

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