February 2019 - Langley Heritage Society

Scott Family Honoured With a Park

Update from the Surrey Historical Society: Surrey City Council voted to approve the naming and dedication of the Henry Houston Scott Park. The park is located on 64th and 181st and honours the historical importance of African-American and emancipated slave, Henry Houston Scott who arrived in Cloverdale with his family in 1912. He was a shoemaker in Cloverdale, as well as a successful farmer who worked with council to clear the road system for easier access to the local community. His sons as well as his daughter made their own indelible marks here too and now we can honour them properly. Langley Heritage Society story HERE:

Mark Forsythe2020-05-27T05:59:50+00:00February 26th, 2019|

Langley’s Partners in Heritage

Langley Heritage Society hosted its annual Heritage Week Tea at the Milner Chapel to highlight heritage partners in the Langley region. LHS President Fred Pepin launched the event and encouraged all to share highlights of their work, and to collaborate even more in the days ahead. Please send your events for our quarterly newsletter to: info@langleyheritage.ca Brigette Wieronski, manager at the Fort Langley National Historic Site. Many exciting things are happening at the fort, including a project to craft a new bateau by a Metis staff member. Matt Offer from the Canadian Museum of Flight. The recent Family Day events drew more than 1,300 people to this unique museum at the Langley Airport. The museum's collection even includes a window from an original Avro Arrow -- along with many vintage aircraft that still fly. CN Station manager Helen Williams thanked all the volunteers who keep our 1915 heritage site humming. [...]

Mark Forsythe2020-05-27T05:59:50+00:00February 23rd, 2019|

Langley Launches Historic Places Web App

The Township of Langley has launched a new web-based app that lets people explore the story of Langley's historic places. It highlights early homes, places with heritage value and sites that tell Langley's story -- which reaches back to the earliest days of European settlement on the south coast of British Columbia. It also highlights some of our local indigenous peoples' history. As you scroll through the narrative, click on various historic sites to see them located (with images) on an interactive map. “Launching this storyboard on the Township’s website is the perfect way to celebrate Heritage Week and our local history,” said Heritage Planner Elaine Horricks. She notes that 64 properties currently included on the Township’s Community Heritage Register are featured in the new web app. The app is based on the OUR SHARED HISTORY initiative led by the Township of Langley and heritage consultant, Donald Luxton. Langley Heritage [...]

Mark Forsythe2020-05-27T05:59:50+00:00February 16th, 2019|

Bird’s Eye View of Fort Langley

When was this aerial photo taken above Fort Langley? The Fort Langley Hotel beside the Haldi Bridge was still standing (it burned in 1974), CN Station is in its original location, 240 metres down the tracks from where it stands today at Mavis & Glover; the original firehall with two doors & tower was at Glover & Mavis. Reid's Garage (red roof) stands further up Mavis, and the Parks Canada National Historic Site features just two buildings (including the storehouse built in the 1840s) and a partial palisades (lower left). The photo was taken sometime before 1958, because three more buildings were constructed at the National Historic Site for BC's Centennial. Send your thoughts to: info@langleyheritage.ca or check our Facebook page.

Mark Forsythe2020-05-27T05:59:50+00:00February 16th, 2019|

Marr Memories: Get Me To The Church On Time
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Marr Memories: Get Me To The Church On Time
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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 Presbyterian Church (now St. Andrews). This is the story of the events that I grew up with: The best-man was Dr. M.C. Bagnall, who arrived at Jardine Station from Vancouver on the B.C. Electric Railway. Grandfather was there to meet him with a spirited team of for the two mile trip back to Fort Langley. All went well and at a fast clip, until not too far from their new home, a trace broke causing the wheels to jam. The buggy flipped over throwing Dr Bagnall clear, but dragging Grandfather for quite some distance. Now what about the vase? This was the best-man’s gift to the bride. It too was in the buggy and thrown [...]

Mark Forsythe2020-05-27T05:59:50+00:00February 13th, 2019|

Our Latest Video

Brookswood Secondary student Emily De Guisti edits our most recent video, CN Station Memories. This video features CN Station manager Helen Williams and tells the story of the first British war bride to arrive in Langley, why the telegraph was developed and Royal whistle stops in Langley. Watch the video HERE.

Mark Forsythe2020-05-27T05:59:50+00:00February 8th, 2019|

Valley Voices: When Milner Was The Centre Of The Action

Milner Photo: Langley Centennial Museum Celebrating one year of broadcasts! Valley Voices goes to Milner, once a happening place. Local historian Ellen Worrell traces its history. Visit our Milner Timeline HERE. And Warren Sommer has a preview of his Fort Langley Cemetery Walking Tour (coming up as part of Heritage Week on March 3rd). Valley Voices is heard Wednesday mornings at 11 am on CIVL Radio 101.7 FM at the University of the Fraser Valley, or via this link. Fort Langley historian Warren Sommer.

Mark Forsythe2020-05-27T05:59:50+00:00February 5th, 2019|

Scott Family Honoured With a Park

Langley’s Partners in Heritage

Langley Launches Historic Places Web App

Bird’s Eye View of Fort Langley

Marr Memories: Get Me To The Church On Time

Marr Memories: Get Me To The Church On Time

Our Latest Video

Valley Voices: When Milner Was The Centre Of The Action

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