Local stories and experiences handed down through generations add richness, colour and historical context to where we live. Langley is rich with stories and we feature some of them on this page. Please contribute yours to: info@langleyheritage.ca Photographs are appreciated. (We may edit stories for length and clarity.)
Hidden Railways of Langley
Great Northern Railway crew at Hall’s Prairie in Surrey (Langley Centennial Museum photo) We recently received an intriguing question from Joan who lives in Langley: "We live on 40 Ave and believe a train used [...]
When the Spanish Flu Hit Langley
Maria, Herbert, Florence, and Harry Cassidy at home in Murrayville c. 1911. Langley Centennial Museum photo 0114 A century after the Spanish Flu swept across the world, Langley historian and author Warren Sommer recounts how the [...]
Who is Glover Road Named After?
Sometimes we receive historically-related questions out of the blue, including this one from Stephen Ng: “How did Glover Road get it’s name?” The answer is found in Roads and other Place Names in Langley by [...]
Valley Voices: People, Places and Stories of the Fraser Valley
Valley Voices is a production of the Langley Heritage Society on CIVL 101.7 FM (based at the University of the Fraser Valley). Former CBC Radio broadcaster Mark Forsythe interviews people connected with Fraser Valley history [...]
Marr Memories: Get Me To The Church On Time
Benjamin and Drew Marr (Langley Centennial Museum) Wedding Day Mishap As told by Ann Marr, granddaughter of Benjamin & Drew Marr “My grandparents were married on September 10th, 1913, on a Wednesday afternoon in the [...]
A Milner Timeline
Ellen Worrell (nee Monahan) is a longtime member of the Langley Heritage Society who moved to Milner in 1950 after marrying her husband Jack. She grew up in nearby Murrayville, where her father made deliveries [...]