Join Our Volunteer Crew!
The Fort Langley CNR Station is extending an invitation to potential volunteers for the coming season. It’s a great way to share our heritage, and meet new people from around the world. Find more information and the application form HERE.
New Roof Atop Old Yale Barn!
Restoration work continues on the barn at Old Yale Park. Once the roof was reinforced, shingles made from recycled tires were added. This material has been used successfully at the Fort Langley CNR Station and Wark/Dumais House. The next step with see new siding that we hopes extends the life of this barn for another 100 years. The Langley Heritage Society is funding the restoration; the barn will be operated by the Township of Langley in this popular park with a trail, dog-walking area and community garden.
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!