Month: June 2025

Another school-related photo from the Aldergrove Star Collection from an undated box. Please let us know if you have any information about the photo. =)

#schooldays #storiesmatter #localhistory #ourcommunity

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This week's HMCS Aldergrove News from the Aldergrove News and the Langley Advance.

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From the Aldergrove Star Collection donated by the Langmann family. This photo is of a North Otter Elementary School student food drive to support the residents of Claymore Apartments in Langley City, which was ravaged by fire on 29 September 1990. Do you know the names of these students? Please let us know. =)

#schooldays #sd35 #storiesmatter #localhistory #ourcommunity

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Aldergrove Secondary School Automotive Class of 1988 end of term dismantling of an old vehicle.

The photos are from the Aldergrove Star Collection donated by the Langmann family.

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From our archives: A little Saturday morning wrestling action from the Aldergrove Star Collection.

#storiesmatter #localhistory #ArchivesAwarenessWeek

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Here's a look at what's happening in #ourcommunity over the next few days, along with a reminder that Meat In The Street returns later this month at a new venue.

#makesomememories #takelotsofphotos #storiesmatter

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#lestweforget #DdayAnniversary #storiesmatter #wewillrememberthem

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From our archives, Jesse Throssell's turkey farm which was located at 2035 264 Street.

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With every federal and provincial election, there is talk of ridings and representation. The City of Vancouver Archives have this May 1944 map of BC's federal ridings at the time.

#mapsareawesome #ArchivesAwarenessWeek #localhistory #storiesmatter

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I came across this news article about an Upper Fraser Valley map in the Chilliwack Progress, and found the map available as a free PDF download from Library-Archives Canada. I wish the map included our section of the valley, but the information shown is still very useful in our studies. If you want a copy of the map, the download is available through this link:

http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=indreswescan&id=886&lang=eng&ecopy=n0008406

#storiesmatter #IndigenousHistoryMonth #ArchivesAwarenessWeek #localhistory #mapsareawesome

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Today we're sharing some of the first HMCS Aldergrove Naval Station news columns that appeared in the Aldergrove newspaper.

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While this photo was from the start of the 1974 school year, we're posting it today as students enter their final month of school for the 2024-25 year to remind drivers to please use caution when driving near our schools and watch out for youngsters, teens and parents.

#drivesafely #localhistory #storiesmatter #ourcommunity #sd35

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From Our Archives: Family BBQ night at Parkside Centennial mid-1990s.

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In amongst our Aldergrove Star Collection that was donated by the Langmann family, are several proof sheets that give us a glimpse into which shots were chosen for the weekly newspaper. These photos were taken for the 6 September 1990 edition. In an age when photos are rarely printed on paper and when film negatives are just as rare, it will be a bit of a challenge for the archives of the future to be able to keep a photographic record of these modern times.

#storiesmatter #localhistory #ArchivesAwarenessWeek

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