Work in progress – Waikato Deaf Club, New Zealand
As the New Year rolled into 2022, the deaf researcher/historian – Jean finished reading the loan of books and photos from the late Deaf elderly chap.
Books on loan 
Inside the books
Jean took notes of details and scanned photos of the group of D/deaf people, and unfortunate, the group of D/deaf people’s names were not listed at the back of the photos. Jean used the clues by reading the blue books called the Deaf Newsletter books. She took details by writing down the notes the name of the people along with the year.
Jean found something from these books and photos is handy, beneficial and preserve Deaf people’s lives and their stories for the future generation. Their lives tell about their families, weddings, children, camping, sports, education, clubs around New Zealand, and excellent equipment resources such as teletype communication, which benefit from communicating with their parents and D/deaf friends.
Teletype writer/Phonewriter communication from the USA 
An accident which involved outside Auckland
Jean found it interesting that many D/deaf young people moved to Australia, and few have moved back to New Zealand. Some new D/deaf people moved to New Zealand from Europe and England as a new life.
In Waikato, New Zealand, the Deaf Club Society was established in 1956, followed by Auckland and Christchurch. Today the number of elderly Deaf people declined and feeling isolated from their D/deaf friends outside Waikato. Jean will try to source the oldest Deaf people around Waikato because they are not widely involved with the Deaf Aotearoa and keep in touch with two or four Deaf elderly through mobile. Jean knows ten Deaf elderly who went to the Waikato Deaf Society in the past.
In 1992, the Waikato Deaf Society closed down due to the lack of attendance, time-consuming or commitment to their family and children. Many young Deaf generations move to a different approach of interests.
Jean has a few more surprise information while reading and taking notes. It was about where Deaf older adults lived with their parents outside Hamilton City, the family connection to Jean’s area, and her knowledge of people. It is a small world and allows Jean to contact or explore the other area.
Watch this space; there will be an announcement about the Waikato Deaf Club in the meantime by the Committees. Jean is helping the secretary by collecting information, photos and details.
