It is no coincidence that this publication relies on the pun and close association to the number 10 to portray Queenstown. These stories are, by no means, spun from the threads of imagination, but oral histories recorded in the public archives interwoven with intimate recounts from more recent interviews. Through these very memories and experiences, the reality of Queenstown unfolds. Convinces. Connects.

But 10 Stories seeks to accomplish more than simply tell Queenstown’s rich history. A reading of the accounts in this volume will definitely heighten an understanding and appreciation of one another...and of ourselves. As the prolific American writer Pearl S. Buck once wrote, ‘If you want to understand today, you have to search yesterday’.