Discover the Past
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📍Victoria, BC #yyj
History tours, Ghostly Walks, and more!
History tours, Ghostly Walks, and more!
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Just over one month to go until Culture Days!
New arts events are being added every day, so now's the perfect time to start planning your fall adventures.
📣 Organizers: Event registration closes September 4!
Explore the lineup, register your event, and find resources at culturedays.ca/en."
New arts events are being added every day, so now's the perfect time to start planning your fall adventures.
📣 Organizers: Event registration closes September 4!
Explore the lineup, register your event, and find resources at culturedays.ca/en."
August 4, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Just over one month to go until Culture Days!
New arts events are being added every day, so now's the perfect time to start planning your fall adventures.
📣 Organizers: Event registration closes September 4!
Explore the lineup, register your event, and find resources at culturedays.ca/en."
New arts events are being added every day, so now's the perfect time to start planning your fall adventures.
📣 Organizers: Event registration closes September 4!
Explore the lineup, register your event, and find resources at culturedays.ca/en."
Today is the 130th anniversary of this tragedy
Today is the 130th anniversary of the tragic Point Ellice Bridge Disaster. Learn more about this piece of #yyj history here:
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The Point Ellice Bridge Disaster
YouTube video by Vancouver Island Local History Society
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May 26, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Today is the 130th anniversary of this tragedy
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I have been working on this travelling exhibit for the last couple years - but it has its origins in my graduate studies. The exhibit begins with a 3 minute introductory video which you can watch below. It launches next week in Nanaimo, and coming to a Vancouver Island community near you #cdnhist
The Great Vancouver Island Land Grab explores the history and legacy of the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway land grant of the 1880s. This travelling exhibit looks at what happened, who was affected, and why the story still matters today #BCHistory #VancouverIsland
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The Great Vancouver Island Land Grab (Exhibit Trailer - English)
YouTube video by Vancouver Island Local History Society
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May 25, 2026 at 2:42 PM
I have been working on this travelling exhibit for the last couple years - but it has its origins in my graduate studies. The exhibit begins with a 3 minute introductory video which you can watch below. It launches next week in Nanaimo, and coming to a Vancouver Island community near you #cdnhist
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Hey Victoria folks - if you're looking for something free and interesting to do today, check out Fort Macaulay Day. Fort Macaulay was part of the coast defence system that protected Esquimalt and Victoria harbours #yyj www.esquimalt.ca/community-ev...
May 23, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Hey Victoria folks - if you're looking for something free and interesting to do today, check out Fort Macaulay Day. Fort Macaulay was part of the coast defence system that protected Esquimalt and Victoria harbours #yyj www.esquimalt.ca/community-ev...
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A UFO spotted over Prince George, BC this week is a good opportunity to re-share my 3 part series on celestial events www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #bcHist #CdnHist ➡️ 🛸 buttondown.com/leftcoastdis...
Part Three: Flying Saucers
This is part three of a three part series on celestial events. You can read part one, here, and part two, here. Looking to the night sky – with questions,...
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May 6, 2026 at 10:21 PM
A UFO spotted over Prince George, BC this week is a good opportunity to re-share my 3 part series on celestial events www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #bcHist #CdnHist ➡️ 🛸 buttondown.com/leftcoastdis...
May 5, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Would you believe that this photograph was actually taken in Beacon Hill Park?
Once upon a time (or in 1940 when this photo was taken), there was more than just a petting zoo with birds and goats in the park. In fact, it once housed bears, moose, deer, and even wolves! 🐻 #yyj #bchistory
Once upon a time (or in 1940 when this photo was taken), there was more than just a petting zoo with birds and goats in the park. In fact, it once housed bears, moose, deer, and even wolves! 🐻 #yyj #bchistory
March 20, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Would you believe that this photograph was actually taken in Beacon Hill Park?
Once upon a time (or in 1940 when this photo was taken), there was more than just a petting zoo with birds and goats in the park. In fact, it once housed bears, moose, deer, and even wolves! 🐻 #yyj #bchistory
Once upon a time (or in 1940 when this photo was taken), there was more than just a petting zoo with birds and goats in the park. In fact, it once housed bears, moose, deer, and even wolves! 🐻 #yyj #bchistory
Lunar New Year is less than a week away! 🌙 Join Discover the Past this Saturday for a walking tour of Victoria's Chinatown to learn all about Chinese history and culture in British Columbia 🐴
Sign up here: discoverthepast.com
#BCHistory #yyj
Sign up here: discoverthepast.com
#BCHistory #yyj
February 12, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Lunar New Year is less than a week away! 🌙 Join Discover the Past this Saturday for a walking tour of Victoria's Chinatown to learn all about Chinese history and culture in British Columbia 🐴
Sign up here: discoverthepast.com
#BCHistory #yyj
Sign up here: discoverthepast.com
#BCHistory #yyj
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It's once again time for our "Christmas in Old Victoria" tours! 🎅🎁🌲Enjoy warm-hearted stories of how Christmas was celebrated in #yyj during the Victorian era. Book your tickets here: discoverthepast.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:48 AM
It's once again time for our "Christmas in Old Victoria" tours! 🎅🎁🌲Enjoy warm-hearted stories of how Christmas was celebrated in #yyj during the Victorian era. Book your tickets here: discoverthepast.com
It's once again time for our "Christmas in Old Victoria" tours! 🎅🎁🌲Enjoy warm-hearted stories of how Christmas was celebrated in #yyj during the Victorian era. Book your tickets here: discoverthepast.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:48 AM
It's once again time for our "Christmas in Old Victoria" tours! 🎅🎁🌲Enjoy warm-hearted stories of how Christmas was celebrated in #yyj during the Victorian era. Book your tickets here: discoverthepast.com
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October 30: Join us @ 5PM, 6PM, and 7PM for a special screening of Bon Victoriage Episode 7, "Those Who Never Leave," our Halloween episode with John Adams, at the amazing Ministry of Casual Living gallery... and check out the corvid exhibit, while you're at it!
Poster: Ministry of Casual Living.
Poster: Ministry of Casual Living.
October 21, 2025 at 1:48 AM
October 30: Join us @ 5PM, 6PM, and 7PM for a special screening of Bon Victoriage Episode 7, "Those Who Never Leave," our Halloween episode with John Adams, at the amazing Ministry of Casual Living gallery... and check out the corvid exhibit, while you're at it!
Poster: Ministry of Casual Living.
Poster: Ministry of Casual Living.
🪦 THIS SUNDAY 🪦
Join the Old Cemetery Society for the Annual Ghost Tour at Ross Bay Cemetery. Tours start at 2PM but guests are advised to arrive early. Cost: $5. No resos needed.
Meet inside the cemetery across the street from Ross Bay Villa (near the corner of Arnold Ave and Fairfield Rd)
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Join the Old Cemetery Society for the Annual Ghost Tour at Ross Bay Cemetery. Tours start at 2PM but guests are advised to arrive early. Cost: $5. No resos needed.
Meet inside the cemetery across the street from Ross Bay Villa (near the corner of Arnold Ave and Fairfield Rd)
#yyj
October 20, 2025 at 8:49 PM
🪦 THIS SUNDAY 🪦
Join the Old Cemetery Society for the Annual Ghost Tour at Ross Bay Cemetery. Tours start at 2PM but guests are advised to arrive early. Cost: $5. No resos needed.
Meet inside the cemetery across the street from Ross Bay Villa (near the corner of Arnold Ave and Fairfield Rd)
#yyj
Join the Old Cemetery Society for the Annual Ghost Tour at Ross Bay Cemetery. Tours start at 2PM but guests are advised to arrive early. Cost: $5. No resos needed.
Meet inside the cemetery across the street from Ross Bay Villa (near the corner of Arnold Ave and Fairfield Rd)
#yyj
Our October #GhostlyWalks are in full swing, and we are having the time of our lives !👻 Join us any day of the week this month to hear chilling stories of #yyj 's past!
October 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Our October #GhostlyWalks are in full swing, and we are having the time of our lives !👻 Join us any day of the week this month to hear chilling stories of #yyj 's past!
On September 20th and 25th, we have our next Queer Culture Walks! Join us for an evening where we celebrate the vibrant queer characters of Victoria’s past and their connection to the present! Pictured here are the Dunsmuir sisters, including Elinor. You can sign up through the link in our bio!
September 17, 2025 at 12:10 AM
On September 20th and 25th, we have our next Queer Culture Walks! Join us for an evening where we celebrate the vibrant queer characters of Victoria’s past and their connection to the present! Pictured here are the Dunsmuir sisters, including Elinor. You can sign up through the link in our bio!
TONIGHT! 🏳️🌈 Join us for our #yyj Queer Culture Walk!
September 11, 2025 at 5:26 PM
TONIGHT! 🏳️🌈 Join us for our #yyj Queer Culture Walk!
The more things change, the more things stay the same 🚴♀️ This photograph of cyclists peddling up Fort Street was taken by Garret Smith some time in the 1890's. Note the voluminous dresses, wooden sidewalk, and streetcar tracks! Image courtesy of the BC Archives: H-02523 #yyj
August 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The more things change, the more things stay the same 🚴♀️ This photograph of cyclists peddling up Fort Street was taken by Garret Smith some time in the 1890's. Note the voluminous dresses, wooden sidewalk, and streetcar tracks! Image courtesy of the BC Archives: H-02523 #yyj
Tomorrow evening is our next #QueerCultureWalk! We have been having a lot of fun with these and hope you'll bring a friend and come on out! #yyj
August 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Tomorrow evening is our next #QueerCultureWalk! We have been having a lot of fun with these and hope you'll bring a friend and come on out! #yyj
Eleanor Parker and Murney Pugh first met while working at a military hospital in England, and they quickly fell in love. They served together during the Second World War and eventually retired to #yyj in their later years, listing themselves as partners in government censuses. #BCHist
August 9, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The "Hanging Judge" himself, Sir Matthew Baillie Begbie. Lawyer, judge, and resident ghost of the old courthouse building in Bastion Square #yyj. Do you know his story?
Images courtesy of the BC Archives: A-08953 and B-04077
Images courtesy of the BC Archives: A-08953 and B-04077
July 22, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The "Hanging Judge" himself, Sir Matthew Baillie Begbie. Lawyer, judge, and resident ghost of the old courthouse building in Bastion Square #yyj. Do you know his story?
Images courtesy of the BC Archives: A-08953 and B-04077
Images courtesy of the BC Archives: A-08953 and B-04077
Tomorrow!!
This weekend is our first tour! Sign up through the link!!! #yyj
Join us for a Queer Culture Walk, where we will delve into the colourful #queerhistory that makes up the fabric of #yyj. Learn about Victoria’s first pride parade, an openly gay town crier in the 1860s, and how the fight for love and acceptance leaves a lasting mark today! 🏳️🌈
July 19, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Tomorrow!!
This weekend is our first tour! Sign up through the link!!! #yyj
Join us for a Queer Culture Walk, where we will delve into the colourful #queerhistory that makes up the fabric of #yyj. Learn about Victoria’s first pride parade, an openly gay town crier in the 1860s, and how the fight for love and acceptance leaves a lasting mark today! 🏳️🌈
July 17, 2025 at 12:06 AM
This weekend is our first tour! Sign up through the link!!! #yyj
#Didyouknow that Victoria's first pride parade was held in 1989? This photograph shows Judy Bell leading the march, dressed in drag as a mounted police officer. To learn more about Victoria's #queerhistory , sign up for one of our Queer Culture Walks!
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July 9, 2025 at 9:50 PM
#Didyouknow that Victoria's first pride parade was held in 1989? This photograph shows Judy Bell leading the march, dressed in drag as a mounted police officer. To learn more about Victoria's #queerhistory , sign up for one of our Queer Culture Walks!
discoverthepast.com
discoverthepast.com
Join us for a Queer Culture Walk, where we will delve into the colourful #queerhistory that makes up the fabric of #yyj. Learn about Victoria’s first pride parade, an openly gay town crier in the 1860s, and how the fight for love and acceptance leaves a lasting mark today! 🏳️🌈
July 7, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Join us for a Queer Culture Walk, where we will delve into the colourful #queerhistory that makes up the fabric of #yyj. Learn about Victoria’s first pride parade, an openly gay town crier in the 1860s, and how the fight for love and acceptance leaves a lasting mark today! 🏳️🌈
What gorgeous summer days we have been having in #yyj ☀️ This summery photograph of a lady and her bicycle was taken in 1947 on Dallas Road. Image D-02840 courtesy of the BC Archives.
June 10, 2025 at 12:49 AM
What gorgeous summer days we have been having in #yyj ☀️ This summery photograph of a lady and her bicycle was taken in 1947 on Dallas Road. Image D-02840 courtesy of the BC Archives.
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Help support one of #yyj 's local heritage sites! The Tam Kung Temple is taking part in the National Trust's Next Great Save. Cast your vote for the temple here: nationaltrustcanada.ca/what-you-can...
#BCHistory #VictoriaBC #NextGreatSave
#BCHistory #VictoriaBC #NextGreatSave
April 14, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Help support one of #yyj 's local heritage sites! The Tam Kung Temple is taking part in the National Trust's Next Great Save. Cast your vote for the temple here: nationaltrustcanada.ca/what-you-can...
#BCHistory #VictoriaBC #NextGreatSave
#BCHistory #VictoriaBC #NextGreatSave