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SUMMARY:Spiritualism in Victoria
DESCRIPTION:From small beginnings in rural New York State in the 1840s\, spiritualism went viral. By the 1860s\, it was all the rage in Victoria and other places across the continent. Even Abraham Lincoln is said to have participated in seances at the White House. John Adams will talk about its main proponents here in Victoria\, many of whom are buried at RBC\, and what they experienced during their seances.
URL:https://creativelyunited.org/event/spiritualism-in-victoria/
LOCATION:Ross Bay Cemetery Main Gate\, Fairfield Road\, Victoria\, Canada
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ORGANIZER;CN="Old Cemeteries Society of Victoria":MAILTO:oldcemvictoria@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Harvest Festival: Farmers of Early Victoria
DESCRIPTION:Victoria’s story is not just about the gold rush and maritime tales — Victoria also has a rich agricultural heritage. Some early farmers were brought out by the Hudson’s Bay Company; some stayed after the gold rush. The Old Cemeteries Society’s team brings to life the stories of the farmers and their families who were key in the development of early Victoria.
URL:https://creativelyunited.org/event/harvest-festival-farmers-of-early-victoria/
LOCATION:Ross Bay Cemetery Main Gate\, Fairfield Road\, Victoria\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Gold Rush Women
DESCRIPTION:Beginning with the Fraser River in 1858\, gold rushes shaped BC economically\, socially and physically. While most gold-rush prospectors\, miners and business people were men\, many women were also drawn to BC during these lively times—and not just in ways you might think. This year\, Yvonne Van Ruskenveld and others will focus her annual women’s history tour on women in gold rush BC.
URL:https://creativelyunited.org/event/gold-rush-women/
LOCATION:Ross Bay Cemetery Main Gate\, Fairfield Road\, Victoria\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260927T140000
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SUMMARY:Murder Most Foul
DESCRIPTION:We often look back at the past as a time free of crime\, where everyone went about their days in safety. This rosy view will be clouded by today’s tour. A team of storytellers will take us to graves of murderers and their victims and tell the grisly tales found in coroners’ files\, old newspapers and through interviews with family members. As the TV shows say\, viewer discretion is advised.
URL:https://creativelyunited.org/event/murder-most-foul/
LOCATION:Ross Bay Cemetery Main Gate\, Fairfield Road\, Victoria\, Canada
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ORGANIZER;CN="Old Cemeteries Society of Victoria":MAILTO:oldcemvictoria@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260920T140000
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SUMMARY:Splish Splash\, They Were Taking a Bath
DESCRIPTION:From the 1850s to the early 1900s\, 25 different bathing facilities in Victoria allowed users to satisfy their personal hygiene needs\, cure their ailments\, and enjoy recreation. One could find hot\, warm\, and cold-water baths\, seawater\, steam\, aromatic\, sulphur\, medicated\, needle\, friction\, floating\, Turkish\, and electric baths. Meet the barbers\, hoteliers\, physicians\, instructors\, promoters\, businessmen\, and charlatans who presided over this watery world. OCS member Tim Fitzthum will present this new tour. No towels required!
URL:https://creativelyunited.org/event/splish-splash-they-were-taking-a-bath/
LOCATION:Ross Bay Cemetery Main Gate\, Fairfield Road\, Victoria\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260913T140000
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SUMMARY:A Day of Signs and Wonders
DESCRIPTION:Today’s tour title is the name of award-winning author Kit Pearson’s novel about a fictitious meeting between Emily Carr and Kathleen O’Reilly on a beach one day in 1881\, a day in which a comet appears. Kit is a frequent tour leader at RBC and is the author of many novels for young readers.
URL:https://creativelyunited.org/event/a-day-of-signs-and-wonders/
LOCATION:Ross Bay Cemetery Main Gate\, Fairfield Road\, Victoria\, Canada
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ORGANIZER;CN="Old Cemeteries Society of Victoria":MAILTO:oldcemvictoria@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260906T140000
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SUMMARY:Salty Tales:  Victoria’s Maritime Heritage
DESCRIPTION:Victoria’s history has been shaped by our island location. Shipping\, ship-building\, and all kinds of boats were central to life in early Victoria. This Labour Day weekend\, celebrate classic boats in the Inner Harbour and then hear “salty tales” in the cemetery! Coastal steamers\, luxury yachts and racing yachts\, tugboats\, RCN war ships and patrol vessels\, and car ferries—and the people who built\, owned\, and sailed them—will all be featured on this new OCS team tour\, which will end at the Naval Memorial. The tour will include the grave of W.H. Langley\, original owner of SV Dorothy—Canada’s oldest sailboat still actively sailing\, now part of the collection of the Maritime Museum of BC and a highlight of this year’s Classic Boat Festival.
URL:https://creativelyunited.org/event/salty-tales-victorias-maritime-heritage/
LOCATION:Ross Bay Cemetery Main Gate\, Fairfield Road\, Victoria\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Emily Carr Tour — Part 2
DESCRIPTION:Emily Carr’s grave is one of the most visited at RBC. Every year\, a team of OCS guides visits the graves of many people Emily knew. Emily herself (a.k.a. Molly Raher Newman) will delight us with readings about these people from Emily’s prolific writings. This is a different Emily Carr tour from the one held earlier this year in March.
URL:https://creativelyunited.org/event/emily-carr-tour-part-2/
LOCATION:Ross Bay Cemetery Main Gate\, Fairfield Road\, Victoria\, Canada
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ORGANIZER;CN="Old Cemeteries Society of Victoria":MAILTO:oldcemvictoria@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260823T140000
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SUMMARY:A Charming Rogue: The Scandalous Life & Death of J.H. Hawthornthwaite
DESCRIPTION:This tour will highlight just a few of the many scandals and rumours about British Columbia’s first Socialist M.L.A.\, James Hurst Hawthornthwaite. One of the most significant politicians in B.C.\, he represented Nanaimo from 1901 to 1912 and Newcastle from 1918-1920. He was elected as a Socialist in 1903 and co-founded the Socialist Party of Canada in 1904. During his entire personal and political life\, Hawthornthwaite was embroiled in controversy\, scandal\, and mystery. Linda Boon will share her discoveries about the life of her step-great-grandfather on today’s tour.
URL:https://creativelyunited.org/event/a-charming-rogue-the-scandalous-life-death-of-j-h-hawthornthwaite/
LOCATION:Ross Bay Cemetery Main Gate\, Fairfield Road\, Victoria\, Canada
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ORGANIZER;CN="Old Cemeteries Society of Victoria":MAILTO:oldcemvictoria@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Builders of the Dunsmuir Legacy
DESCRIPTION:On September 30\, 1890\, the Vancouver World reported that Joan Dunsmuir had moved into her new $500\,000 residence. Craigdarroch Castle’s scale and grandeur were unprecedented in Victoria\, inspiring admiration for its craftsmanship while drawing attention to the wealth and power it so boldly displayed. Although scores of city dwellers worked on the construction project\, many key tradesmen came from elsewhere. Several remained in Victoria\, building their reputations on the skills showcased at Craigdarroch. Drawing on research from the book\, Craigdarroch Reconstructed\, castle curator Jenny Seeman will introduce us to some of the architects\, contractors\, and craftsmen behind the iconic Dunsmuir homes that still shape Victoria’s skyline.
URL:https://creativelyunited.org/event/builders-of-the-dunsmuir-legacy/
LOCATION:Ross Bay Cemetery Main Gate\, Fairfield Road\, Victoria\, Canada
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ORGANIZER;CN="Old Cemeteries Society of Victoria":MAILTO:oldcemvictoria@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260809T140000
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SUMMARY:Japanese Victoria and Obon Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Mike Abe will start the program with a tour about the history of Japanese Victoria. Meet inside the main gate of the cemetery on Fairfield Road. This will be followed by the Obon ceremony at 3 PM. Obon is a festival for the Japanese Buddhist Day of the Dead when graves are cleaned\, incense is lit and prayers are said. The Obon ceremony will begin at 3 pm at the Kakehashi Monument in the southwest corner of RBC\, near the corner of Memorial Crescent and Dallas Road. The public are invited to the tour and ceremony.
URL:https://creativelyunited.org/event/japanese-victoria-and-obon-ceremony/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Old Cemeteries Society of Victoria":MAILTO:oldcemvictoria@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260802T140000
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SUMMARY:Norman Morison: Victoria’s Mayflower — Part II
DESCRIPTION:The Hudson Bay Company-owned ship Norman Morison made three voyages (1850\, 1851\, 1853) from Great Britain to Victoria. The third voyage was the HBC’s first attempt to introduce settlers. It included many families who entered five-year indentured commitments to the HBC in return for their own land. As these settlers became the early core of the Capital Region\, the Norman Morison can be considered our Mayflower. Mike Woodcock will build on last year’s tour by taking us to the graves and highlighting the stories of more of these early passengers. The tour will finish at the grave site of a notable Norman Morison passenger where a new grave marker has been installed.
URL:https://creativelyunited.org/event/norman-morison-victorias-mayflower-part-ii/
LOCATION:Ross Bay Cemetery Main Gate\, Fairfield Road\, Victoria\, Canada
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ORGANIZER;CN="Old Cemeteries Society of Victoria":MAILTO:oldcemvictoria@gmail.com
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