A Victorian Family on the Edge of Empire: Stories with Kathryn McAllister

Name: A Victorian Family on the Edge of Empire: Stories with Kathryn McAllister
Start: 2026-03-19T19:30:00-07:00
End: 2026-03-19T21:00:00-07:00
Location: 1490 Fairfield Rd, Victoria, BC, Canada, British Columbia V8S 1E8

Schedule

Thu Mar 19 2026 at 07:30 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

1490 Fairfield Rd, Victoria, BC, Canada, British Columbia V8S 1E8 | Victoria, BC

Join us at Ross Bay Villa Historic House Museum for an evening of historical storytelling.
The Roscoe family created a home at Ross Bay Villa during a pivotal time in BC’s history, living here from 1865-1879. But who were they and how do we reconstruct their lives and understand them in the context of Victoria today? In a cozy evening of storytelling, catch a glimpse of the everyday lives of this family, complete with picnics, skating, politics and social calls.
Kathryn McAllister, storyteller and President of the Ross Bay Villa Society, explores the story of a family who left all that was familiar for the chance at a better life, and became a part of Victoria’s complex colonial past. March 19th at 7:30pm Tickets are $10 and must be booked in advance at https://tinyurl.com/VictorianFamily. All proceeds support the entirely volunteer based Ross Bay Villa Society, which owns and operates Ross Bay Villa.