Gaslight Chronicles

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode we'll explore Ross Bay Cemetery, where nearly 30,000 burials spanned more than 150 years on the 27.5 acre property. Podcast links and further reading: 1.              "Funeral of Mrs. Pearse" . Daily British Colonist. Victoria, BC. 1872-12-29. p. 3. 2.              "New Plot Opportunity at Ross Bay Cemetery" . City of Victoria. 2004...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode we'll explore the historic Point Ellice House alongside the significant but often overlooked Point Ellice Bridge disaster which resulted in 55 deaths. Podcast links and further reading: ·        Francis, Daniel, ed. (2000) [1999]. "Point Ellice Bridge Collapse" . Encyclopedia of British Columbia. Harbour Publishing . p. 562. ISBN 1-55017-200-...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode we'll explore Victoria's Chinatown, which is the oldest surviving in Canada and its connection to the opium trade from the late 1800s. Podcast links and further reading:  Yee, Paul (2005). Chinatown: An Illustrated History of the Chinese Communities of Victoria. James Lorimer & Company. ISBN 1-55028-842-3 . "Archived copy" . Archived...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode we'll explore Victoria's infamous cult leader Brother Twelve and his followers who resided on DeCourcy and Valdes islands near Nanaimo, BC. Podcast links and further reading: Oliphant, John (2006), Brother XII: The Strange Odyssey of a 20th-century Prophet and His Quest for a New World, Twelfth House Press, ISBN 0-9780972-0-3 Oliphant, John. &quot...