Book Through The Gate

by | Aug 16, 2025

‘Fifteen-year-old Elsie stumbles onto the scene at her new job serving the affluent Dunsmuir family in Craigdarroch Castle alongside her widowed mother. Elsie feels her future has never been so bleak. Feeling trapped in her new llife, she uncovers a hidden...

Craigdarroch Castle in 21 Treasures

by | Aug 16, 2025

Told in 21 objects—including furnishings, artwork, and tools—this approachable museum guide takes readers into the family history, local lore, and oddities of one of Victoria’s most famous landmarks. Author Moira Dann offers the reader 21 selections from the...

Book The Dunsmuir Ring Part One

by | Mar 2, 2025

NEW -‘The Dunsmuir Ring – Part One’ is a graphic novel by Victoria author Don Lovell. It covers the events surrounding James ‘Boy’ Dunsmuir’s journey from Hatley Park to travel on the ill-fated ocean liner Lusitania during the First World War. Don’s architectural...

Craigdarroch Military Hospital Book

by | Mar 2, 2025

Craigdarroch Castle’s longtime curator Bruce Davies has written a fascinating account of the Castle’s role as a Military Hospital for Canada’s injured and disabled veterans of the First World War. Drawing on archive sources and photographs, Bruce details the...