Old Yale Barn Gets TLC
Work is progressing on roof repairs for the barn inside Old Yale Park. The barn was built in about 1915; without this work the barn would not be much longer for this world.
A large tarp is helping keep the weather out while contractor, Darwin Development & Construction, works on the sub-roof.
New hemlock struts are now in place in the bottom half of the hip-shaped roof. Our president Fred Pepin cut them on his home sawmill.
Upstairs, looking to the east you can see the owl box in the upper centre. The owl is still there each morning.
The original joists were mostly made from cedar. The metal bar running through the centre of the ceiling was for pulling slings of hay into the barn.
The downstairs area of the barn was once used for dairy cattle. The barn in Old Yale Park is part of Langley’s rich agricultural heritage.
Latest Newsletter
With spring there’s lots to come in the next few weeks: work begins on a barn restoration; our AGM Dinner is planned for May; the CNR Station reopens on May Day Monday, and we’ll launch a Youth Jazz Series with the Fort Langley Jazz & Arts Festival. Read all about it HERE.
Upcoming Events for Members
See you at Milner Chapel on March 19th! It’s a good opportunity to renew your membership in advance of the AGM in May.
Gold, Grit, Guns
Next up on the Langley Heritage Society calendar — “Gold, Grit, Guns” on March 19th. Alexander Globe takes us inside the 1858 gold rush through the journals of four miners. Another free event for LHS members — see you at Milner Chapel!
Ready for Reno
The barn in Murrayville’s Old Yale Park has been fenced off in preparation for renovation work by the Langley Heritage Society. First things first: repairs to the roof substructure are needed so that it can then be re-shingled (long-lasting recycled rubber as used on the CNR Station in Fort Langley.) The siding will eventually be replaced and this old dairy barn will have new life with various uses in this Township of Langley park. More info HERE
Bring on the Jazz!
Langley Heritage Society is excited to co-sponsor a Sunday Youth Concert Series this spring and summer at the Fort Langley CNR Station. More details to come soon. Meanwhile, applications for young performers are due by February 29th. More information on the Fort Langley Jazz & Arts Festival blog HERE.