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Mystery surrounds the death of Louis Stark

A rich coal seam was discovered under Louis’s Vancouver Island property; several interested buyers, including his neighbour Ed Hodgson, offered to purchase the land. Louis was happy farming […]

Sydna Francis takes matters into her own hands

Life in Victoria began in 1860 with some sense of normalcy; but this was short-lived. Sydna’s parents were John and Charlotte Dandridge. Charlotte died in March 1863; her […]