General Meeting – Sunday, October 17, 2 PM | In-person | Nancy Kostyrka | The Chatelaines: More Than Just “The Wife Of…”

Nancy grew up on Long Island, New York and she moved to Canada in 1976 after accepting a teaching job in Prince Rupert, B.C. Her teaching career brought Nancy to Victoria in 1983 where she taught primary grades until retiring in 2018. Since retirement, she has been able to pursue her passion for history full-time. Her first project was personal - creating her family‘s genealogical history going back eleven generations. A keen interest in the history of Victoria and Government House led Nancy to join the Friends of Government House Gardening Society. As a volunteer with the Costume Museum of Government House, Nancy did extensive research on all 32 Chatelaines for the Summer 2024 exhibit “More Than Just ‘The Wife Of…’ “ She was able to share some of her research while leading a tour of the graves of Government House Chatelaines at Ross Bay Cemetery. Nancy is currently volunteering in the Government House Archives and working on publishing a book about the Chatelaines.