Arts & Culture Week

"The Langley Heritage Society is a grassroots, volunteer organization that has restored and managed buildings in Langley for more than 40 years. Their most publicly accessible property is the 1915 CNR Station in Fort Langley. Closed during the pandemic, there is much work happening behind the scenes to improve and expand interpretation of the station house, model railway and rail cars. Each year volunteers greet thousands of visitors from around the world! Langley Heritage Society connects youth with our local history. It funds a popular program at the Langley Centennial Museum that allows students to visit the Museum to participate in programs and experience exhibitions. For community stories, videos, current news and building profiles visit HERE " (Thanks to the Langley Volunteer Bureau for highlighting our Society's work during Arts & Culture Week.The panting of the CNR Station in the middle panel above is by Lyle Longstaff.)

2021-04-27T22:20:04+00:00April 26th, 2021|

Soak Up Local History Through Your Feet

Why not stay in your health region and embark on one of our Walking Tours and discover more about the areas's heritage buildings, and the people behind them.  Fort Langley Walking Tour is HERE. Murrayville Walk Tour is HERE. We're also working on new printed brochures that will soon be available.

2021-05-24T20:49:19+00:00April 25th, 2021|

We Love Our Members. Time to Renew!

The Langley Heritage Society is proud to be supported by people from throughout Langley -- some have been with us since the beginning. Although our public activities are limited due to the Covid pandemic, we value your continued support. The Society and its volunteers are eager to reopen the heritage CNR Station in Fort Langley, and to resume the highly popular Speaker Series at Milner Chapel. This will happen when the time is right. Meanwhile, it's time to renew your membership! Your support gives us a vote of confidence to continue to fund school programs at the Langley Centennial Museum, heritage fairs,  an annual $1,000 scholarship in memory of Bays Blackhall, and to manage and maintain nine heritage buildings restored by the Society. Your membership allows volunteers to continue working behind the scenes at the CNR Station, under the guidance of manager Helen Williams, to improve interpretation, preserve the station [...]

2021-04-15T17:24:54+00:00April 15th, 2021|

Spring at the Station

Cherry blossoms once again grace the Fort Langley CNR Station, and flowers in the heritage garden reach for the sky.   A special thanks to volunteers Bill and Juli-Anne Paterson for attacking the invasive blackberry bushes that were threatening to overtake our passenger car.    

2021-04-15T01:43:47+00:00April 15th, 2021|

Poultry Collaboration

Ted Lightfoot and Ken Napier smile and can’t help but chuckle when remembering their fathers’ chicken businesses in Langley, and the real-life adventures of these two farmers to keep their flocks healthy and genetically strong. Read their story HERE.  

2021-04-09T18:40:02+00:00April 9th, 2021|

Sons’ Chicken Stories Fondly Remember Their Fathers

“Langley’s Agricultural Week: Little Dianne is not the least bit afraid of the big New Hampshire rooster one of 7000 birds on the poultry farm of her father E.A. Lightfoot , Langley who was host Thursday to a poultry field day.” Vancouver Sun, Friday, May 25, 1951 (Clipping from Ted Lightfoot’s family album) Ted Lightfoot and Ken Napier smile and can’t help but chuckle when remembering their fathers’ chicken businesses in Langley, and the real-life adventures of these two farmers to keep their flocks healthy and genetically strong. Ed Lightfoot had a garage in Vancouver. Between the long hours and lead gas fumes, he needed a healthier career. He took poultry courses at UBC and made his dream a reality in 1937 by buying land on 232 Street (Livingstone Road) at 72 Avenue. By 1939 Lightfoot Hatchery was established. Frank Napier opened Napier Hatchery and Poultry Farm in 1938 moving [...]

2021-04-10T00:13:54+00:00April 9th, 2021|

Down By The Station

New signage from the Township of Langley hints at the new museum complex, Salishan Centre, to open in 2023 (fingers crossed). You'll note our heritage station is identified as the Canadian Northern Railway which built and operated the line until 1918 when it was absorbed by the Canadian National Railway. More photos, videos and information about the station HERE.  

2021-04-02T19:39:32+00:00April 2nd, 2021|
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