Gulf & Fraser Foundation Supports Digitization Programme

Earlier this year, Alder Grove Heritage Society applied to the Gulf & Fraser Foundation for funding to purchase new technology to help move its Digitization Programme forward.

The society was very pleased to learn on June 22nd that its application was successful, and with much gratitude to Gulf & Fraser the funding was received for two new scanners, two new high-powered computers, an in-house file server and a one year subscription to CatalogIT - all of which will lead to increased availability of AGHS documents, records, objects and photographs for AGHS members, our local community and those around the world who may have an interest in the many holdings of Aldergrove's Community Museum & Archives.

What exactly does this mean? It means that we now have the computing power to process high-resolution images of everything in the museum, while previously donated laptops (for which we are grateful as they can

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Announcing The AGHS Community Builder Awards

Alder Grove Heritage Society is pleased to announce the Community Builder Awards. These two new annual awards will be presented at Community Heritage Day, which this year is being held on Saturday 19 August 2023 at the Aldergrove Community Museum & Archives.

There are two categories, one for a current Aldergrove resident and one that is awarded posthumously in recognition of a past Community Builder, which will be decided upon by the AGHS Board of Directors.

The current resident Community Builder Award is open for nominations until 5pm PDT, 16 July 2023. The nominations will then be viewed and a winner chosen by a 5 member committee comprised of 3 AGHS directors plus 1 director each from the Aldergrove Business Association and the Aldergrove Community Association.

Criteria for the current resident award is very simple: A current resident of any age who is an active volunteer (community organization/club members, coaches,

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