Flora Ross

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Articles about Flora Ross, her family, her time, and people who lived in her community, will be posted here from time to time.

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Which Paul K. Hubbs Married Flora Ross, Part Two: The Evidence

This article provides the evidence that proves that Flora Ross married Paul Kinsey Hubbs, Jr., who was only ten years Flora's senior.

D.J. Richardson

Oct 14, 20205 min read

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The Women of the "Pig War" of San Juan Island

The "Pig War" of San Juan Island ... is also story about women, just not a story that has ever been told in any detail.

D.J. Richardson

Jun 15, 20209 min read

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Before the Colonies Had Divorce Laws: Escaping a Toxic Marriage in the Colonial West

In the mid-19th Century, divorce law in the Canadian colonies was a patchwork of inconsistency.

D.J. Richardson

May 18, 202010 min read

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The Day When Flora Ross's Farm Connected Vancouver Island to the World

On April 24, 1866, Victoria waited to be connected to the world by a telegraph line completed at the San Juan Island farm of Flora Ross.

D.J. Richardson

Apr 24, 20204 min read

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When Flora Ross Invented a Gentler Straightjacket

As Matron of B.C.'s first "Asylum for the Insane," Flora Ross invented a "chemise" to replace the traditional straightjacket.

D.J. Richardson

Apr 20, 20203 min read

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Which Paul Hubbs Married Flora Ross?

Flora Ross married twenty-seven year old Paul K. Hubbs, Jr. in 1859, in Victoria, contrary to some claims that she married a much older man.

D.J. Richardson

Apr 13, 20205 min read

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Flora Amelia Ross

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In Her Own Footsteps

RECENT ARTICLES

Articles about Flora Ross, her family, her time, and people who lived in her community, will be posted here from time to time.

Contributions from other authors that relate to this subject matter are welcome.

Which Paul K. Hubbs Married Flora Ross, Part Two: The Evidence

The Women of the "Pig War" of San Juan Island

Before the Colonies Had Divorce Laws: Escaping a Toxic Marriage in the Colonial West

The Day When Flora Ross's Farm Connected Vancouver Island to the World

When Flora Ross Invented a Gentler Straightjacket

Which Paul Hubbs Married Flora Ross?