Month: April 2024

4 October 1998 - the day Sheldon Kennedy skated into town during his cross-country tour to raise funds for a sexual abuse treatment centre in Radium. While his campaign raised almost 3 million dollars, it wasn't enough to get the treatment centre up and running, so he donated the funds to the Canadian Red Cross and became a spokesperson for the organization about sexual abuse awareness.

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Please note that we will be closing the museum at 3:30pm tomorrow (Sunday 7 April 2024) so that our volunteers can attend this ceremony. Regular 12-4pm hours will resume next week.

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The answer to yesterday's question:

BEAVER SCHOOL – from The Place Between Volume 1

The first school in Coghlan district was built in 1892-93 by James Skea, brother of early settler John Skea. John Knox, another early Coghlan Road settler, donated land for the school & assisted James Skea with the structure. It was located on the northwest corner of Coghlan & Roberts Road (SW corner of SW ¼ section 11 Township 11) and named Beaver School.

The original trustees were A.M. Richardson, Joseph Sherlock & John McDonald. The 20 x 34 foot wooden schoolhouse was valued at $700 & was also used for church services. Newly graduated Miss C. Shortreed was the first teacher when the school opened in 1893.

Douglas School was located 2 miles east, and in 1907 it was decided that one of these schools must be closed. With the coming of the electric train, the …

Pop Quiz - Coghlan/County Line - 1916. This building was first one thing, and then it was another.

PS - no asking your Mom, Ron Twemlow, lol. 😛

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Today's post isn't about Aldergrove, but it's still an interesting read. It's a feature on Fort Langley from the Sunday Magazine published by the Vancouver Sun on 30 August 1947.

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County Line School Class Photos 1967-1968 added to the photo album.

County Line Elementary - another old time school (albeit not in the original building) - that is no longer part of School District 35.

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Class photos for 1966 - 1967 have been added to the photo album.

County Line Elementary - another old time school (albeit not in the original building) - that is no longer part of School District 35.

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