The Treasury is housed within two extraordinary buildings of national and international interest and located side by side at 705 Queen Street, Thames.

Each building is imposing in its own way and completely juxtaposed architecturally.

The Thames Carnegie Library, built in 1905, was refurbished by the Thames-Coromandel District Council in 2007 and reopened as The Treasury in 2009.

Today The Carnegie Library is recognised as a Category 2 Building by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust. Alongside it, The Treasury Archive is a bespoke designed, award-winning state-of-the-art facility, stark in its architecture, which respectfully and artistically interprets aspects of the Carnegie Library design.

The team at The Treasury collect and preserve records, photos and maps about the people and places of the old goldfields region, and make them available to visitors who are researching their family or the history of the region.

As guardians of the local heritage, The Treasury Research Centre and Archive has always been committed to preserving and sharing this community’s rich history.

The Treasury and its staff are specialists in family records – they collect, house, preserve and make accessible paper-based records of the history of the people, organisations and businesses from this rohe/area which includes the entire Coromandel Peninsula and the Hauraki area including Paeroa, Waikino, Waihi, the Hauraki Plains, Ohinemuri and Te Aroha.

Run by The Coromandel Heritage Trust, The Treasury is a secure repository for these records and documents. Its primary focus is the safety and preservation of its treasured collections. These include rare and invaluable items like a late 1800s ledger written in Te Reo Māori, a 1798 issue of the UK’s ‘The Times’, and historical documents signed by figures like the Duke of Wellington.

The Treasury Catalogue Online

The Treasury’s archive catalogue is now available online. It opens the doors to a trove of historical records, including digitised images of the Coromandel Peninsula and Hauraki District. Approximately 40% of the catalogue has been catalogued, with more being added every day. Click here to start searching.

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The Treasury is currently closed to in-person visits as it secures more funding, however the online database is still available for use.

Discover more about The Treasury here.

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