An informational podcast that dives into Victoria, British Columbia’s past when gas powered street lamps illuminated the city. Hosted by Megan Evans who shares an array of stories from Victoria’s infamous cult leader, to Chinatown and the Opium Trade, Ross Bay Cemetery, Point Ellice House/Point Ellice Bridge Disaster and many others.
Episode Nine: Etched in Memory: The Old English Inn
Send us Fan Mail In today's episode we’ll explore the history of the origins of the Old English Inn in Esquimalt, now known as Rosemead House. Podcast links and further reading: https://victoriamemories.substack.com/p/rosemead-429-lampson-street-esquimalt?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.esquimalt.ca/sites/default/files/meetings/2013_03_20_heritage_advisory_agenda.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://archives.esquimalt.ca/index.php/informationobject/browse?levels=237&media=print&onlyM...
24 Aug 2026
Gaslight Chronicles Announcement - August 2026
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17 Aug 2026
Episode Eight: Notorious Murders: Belle Adams, Mary Ellen Janes and Agnes Bings
Send us Fan Mail Today’s episode is going to be a bumpy ride as we’re going to explore three of Victoria’s most notorious murder cases: Belle Adams and the murder of Charles Kincaid, the death of Mary Ellen Janes and the Agnes Bings murder. Podcast links and further reading: https://www.photopainter.ca/blogs-victoria/victorias-secret-belle-adams-mugshot https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ABelle_Adams_mug_shot.jpg?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.aci-iac.ca/art-books/hannah-maynard/key...
10 Aug 2026
Episode Seven: Pirate Exploration of Vancouver Island
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Gaslight Chronicles we’re going to explore the question: did Vancouver Island ever have pirates? We’ll also explore the origins of Buccaneer Days in Esquimalt and the Infamous "Pirate" of Vancouver Island: John "Bungo" Kelly. Podcast links and further reading: https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/4119.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://vanislehistoryexplorer.ca/2020/11/22/around-the-world-in-a-dugout-canoe/ https://merl.reading.ac.uk/news-and-views/...
3 Aug 2026
Episode Six: Whiffin Spit: The Sandbar that Built a Harbour
Send us Fan Mail In today's episode we’ll travel to the outskirts of Victoria into Sooke to explore one of my favourite walking destinations – Whiffin Spit, historically known as Long Spit. Sculpted by nature, it evolved from a working landscape to a place of conservation and recreation. Podcast links and further reading: https://vancouverislandbucketlist.com/experiences/whiffin-spit/ https://sookenewsmirror.com/2016/03/02/sooke-history-whiffin-spit-named-after-royal-navy-clerk/ https://sooke...
27 Jul 2026
Episode Five: A Grand Gateway: The Empress Hotel and Inner Harbour
Send us Fan Mail In today's episode we'll explore The Empress Hotel and the Inner Harbour. Built on reclaimed tidal mudflats to serve a working harbor and to attract wealthy travellers, they evolved together to create a grand gateway into Victoria. Podcast links and further reading: Barrett, Anthony A., and Rhodri Windsor Liscombe. Francis Mawson Rattenbury and British Columbia: Architecture and Challenge in the Imperial Age. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 1983. Elliot...
13 Jul 2026
Gaslight Chronicles Announcements - July 2026
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6 Jul 2026
Episode Four: Echoes by the Shore: Ross Bay Cemetery
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. Archived from the original on December 17, 2007. Retrieve...
29 Jun 2026
Episode Three: Point Ellice: Heritage House and Bridge Disaster
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-X. · Ewert, Henry (1986). The Story of the B. C. Electric Railway Company....
22 Jun 2026
Episode Two: Smoke and Shadows: Victoria's Chinatown and Opium Trade
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 from the original on 18 February 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2008.[1] Archived 18 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine&nbs...
16 Jun 2026
Episode One: Brother Twelve: Mysticism and Mayhem
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 0-9780972-0-3Oliphant, John. "Brother Twelve". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 12 September 2007.Moss, Jennifer (29 August 2016). "Searching f...
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