The Rossland Club
The Rossland Club was an exclusive gentlemen’s club that existed in Rossland from 1896 to 1969. Boasting a membership of leading professionals and a reputation known within British Columbia and beyond, the club’s activities consisted mainly of socialising, gambling, and drinking.
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2024
- Mar. 14, 2024 A Legend Carved in the Slopes: The History of the Grey Mountain Grind Mar. 14, 2024
- Feb. 29, 2024 Speaker Series Replay: “The Ice Man from British Columbia” with Bill Hanlon Feb. 29, 2024
- Jan. 16, 2024 History of the S.S. Rossland Jan. 16, 2024
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2023
- Dec. 6, 2023 Red Mountain Volunteer Ski Patrol Dec. 6, 2023
- Jul. 30, 2023 An Introductory History of Pride in the West Kootenays Jul. 30, 2023
- Feb. 14, 2023 Behind the Curtain: The History of the Rossland Light Opera Players Feb. 14, 2023
- Feb. 8, 2023 James W. Thompson Feb. 8, 2023
- Jan. 18, 2023 Smelter Wars by Ron Verzuh Jan. 18, 2023
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2022
- Nov. 1, 2022 Rossland Red Cross: Women's Volunteer Service During the Second World War Nov. 1, 2022
- Nov. 1, 2022 Air Raid Precautions (ARP): Rossland Civilian Defence During the Second World War Nov. 1, 2022
- Nov. 1, 2022 James "Jimmy" Harper: Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Air Force (WWII) Nov. 1, 2022
- Nov. 1, 2022 Garth "Bunny" Beley: Flight Officer in the Royal Air Force (WWII) Nov. 1, 2022
- Nov. 1, 2022 Benjamin "Ben" Allen: Private in Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (WWI) Nov. 1, 2022
- Mar. 30, 2022 Jessie McQueen Mar. 30, 2022
- Mar. 30, 2022 The Rossland Club Mar. 30, 2022
- Feb. 8, 2022 Thor Heyerdahl Feb. 8, 2022
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2021
- Dec. 14, 2021 Mike Wigley - Tales from a Splitboarder: Walking to Glory Dec. 14, 2021
- Nov. 9, 2021 Harry Measure: "Mountain Resorts & Resort Communities: Origins & Future Opportunities." Nov. 9, 2021
- Nov. 5, 2021 William "Spike" Treverton - Signalman for the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division WWII Nov. 5, 2021
- Nov. 5, 2021 Percival Knight Allen - Trooper for the Lord Strathcona's Horse Boer War Nov. 5, 2021
- Oct. 26, 2021 Rossland's Historic Cemeteries Oct. 26, 2021
- Jul. 20, 2021 Adrian Leslie: Whitebark Pine Ecosystem Restoration Jul. 20, 2021
- Jul. 9, 2021 The Gold Fever Follies: A Rossland Tradition for Over 30 Years! Jul. 9, 2021
- May 27, 2021 Cindy Devine: "Ticket to Ride" - Cultivation of a Champion May 27, 2021
- May 13, 2021 Marilyn James: Sinixt Dialect Revitalization, Countermapping, and Resurgence May 13, 2021
- Mar. 31, 2021 The Miners’ Union Hall (circa 1898) + The Rossland Provincial Courthouse (circa 1900)" Mar. 31, 2021
- Feb. 17, 2021 The "Spanish Flu" in Rossland Feb. 17, 2021
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2020
- Nov. 5, 2020 Pte. Alfred Lindsay - Canadian Infantry 7th Battalion WWI Nov. 5, 2020
- Nov. 3, 2020 Edmund "Eddie" Thomas Cox - RCAF Pilot Officer (WWII) Nov. 3, 2020
- Oct. 30, 2020 The Rebekahs Oct. 30, 2020
- Oct. 28, 2020 Phyllis Gregory Turner Ross Oct. 28, 2020
- Oct. 27, 2020 Alice Jesse Weber - "Old Lady Jess" Oct. 27, 2020
- Oct. 21, 2020 "The Girl" - A Memoir by Susie McClung Inghram (1936) Oct. 21, 2020
- Jun. 11, 2020 The Flying Steamshovel Jun. 11, 2020
- May 22, 2020 Quarantine and Isolation in Early Rossland May 22, 2020
- May 21, 2020 British Columbia Firefighters’ Museum May 21, 2020
- May 5, 2020 The Liberation of the Netherlands and Victory in Europe (V-E) Day - May 1945 May 5, 2020
- Mar. 30, 2020 #MuseumAlphabet Mar. 30, 2020
- Feb. 25, 2020 Rossland Range Plane Crash Feb. 25, 2020
- Jan. 10, 2020 Music City: The Rossland City Band Jan. 10, 2020
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2019
- Jul. 8, 2019 Was Rossland built on a dormant volcano? Jul. 8, 2019
- Jul. 5, 2019 Inventing the Walkie Talkie Jul. 5, 2019
- Jan. 25, 2019 Agnew & Co. Jan. 25, 2019
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2018
- Oct. 10, 2018 Some Little Known Incidents And Characters From Rossland's Golden Age Oct. 10, 2018
- Aug. 14, 2018 Ross Thompson Aug. 14, 2018
- Aug. 14, 2018 Yes, There Was Skiing Before We Built The Chairlift Aug. 14, 2018
- Aug. 14, 2018 Mid-Winter Mardi Gras: Rossland's Winter Carnival Aug. 14, 2018
- Aug. 14, 2018 The Chinese and Chinatown of Rossland Aug. 14, 2018
- Aug. 14, 2018 Olaus Jeldness by Ron Shearer Aug. 14, 2018