Month: January 2026

I'm not sure what the occasion was - maybe a May Day parade? If anyone knows, please share with us so that we can see if there is an article to go with this awesome Aldergrove Star photo. =)

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Here is our weekly community calendar for upcoming events and opportunities in #ourcommunity.

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History Hive Photo 3: We know it's Aldergrove Secondary. We know the teacher's name. We even recognize a couple of the young ladies in the photo but we don't want to take away your fun. =)

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History Hive Photo 2: We know this is a @Shortreed Community Elementary School Boys' Basketball team and we know you have the names and probably a year. =)

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So much of this CBC News article applies to our own Community Museum & Archives, and if you watch the video (link below and in the image), some of the points raised by Sharon Gould also apply - out of town research requests regarding family history information and everything that happens in the community becomes a part of its story. Every time we go through a file folder, a box or a drawer we are finding pieces of Aldergrove's history and connecting dots that add to the narrative.

It is our hope that if you support and enjoy the results of the process, you will support the society by becoming a member and a volunteer. We are at an important cusp in our development as a volunteer society and our little band of 7 could really use the help. There are decisions to be made, projects to implement (or not …

Calling on the History Hive - over the next few days we'll be posting some unidentified photos from the Aldergrove Star collection, and we know that you'll have the names and maybe an approximate date that will help us find the news stories to go with the photos. First up, an Aldergrove Elks soccer team. =)

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Post WW2, 53 BC farmers experienced the luck of the draw when their names were chosen to receive an army surplus truck to use in their farming operations. Note - the trucks were not free, the farmers had to send $330.00 in with their entry - 600 entries were received. The other catch was that they were right-hand drive. Some of the winners were from Fort Langley, Langley Prairie, Milner, Aldergrove, Mount Lehman and Abbotsford, with a "spare" winner from Coghlan. The farmers whose names were not chosen got their deposit money returned.

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Here are some familiar names and faces from Otter District's 1980 Settlers Reunion.

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Township council and Aldergrove development 55 years ago today.

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Here are two transcribed articles from The British Columbian that we found in one of the file cabinets. They give great insight into Aldergrove's development in 1910.

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There are lots of great opportunities to get out and support your community in the coming days and weeks, check with the organizers for tickets or registration information.

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Curious about 1912 Aldergrove? We've got you covered with news about this flourishing community from The British Columbian newspaper.

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Today's post is a "memories" style of article by long-time resident Greta Vesterback Nelson. Her family once owned the property & had a house on the land where our museum now stands. Her husband's family owned the property where Freshco is now located. Stories about their families have been previously posted on this page.

Part of the article that was of particular interest to me was the mention of Barnsley's coffee shop. Upon doing a bit of research (a.k.a. rabbit hole), I learned that Walter & Elizabeth Barnsley bought the business from Mrs. J. Watson in the summer of 1932.

I found a fair bit of information about the Barnsley family in old issues of the Langley Advance. Mr. Barnsley was a barber by trade, so he also ran a barbershop in conjunction with what was listed as a confectionary. That said, prior to moving to Aldergrove, Mr. Barnsley ran …

Horse 4-H kids 49 years ago, and many are still friends to this day. If I remember correctly, the Abbotsford 4-H barns were possibly down on Riverside between King and Vye Roads, maybe south of Vye. It's been awhile, lol.

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CFS Aldergrove held an annual Octoberfest party, here are 1973's costume contest winners.

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Dilly the Clown was one of many regular performers at the Aldergrove Centre Mall.

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An interesting feature from a May 1909 edition of the Saturday Sunset that gives a bit of history to the BCER, which was a major component of living out in the Fraser Valley.

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...and those still were the days, but the question remains - do you recognize anyone? Can you put names to the faces of this 1973 AMHA Aldergrove Sports Centre team?

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Lots of things to see, do and learn are coming up in #ourcommunity. Some require pre-registration so visit the organizer's FB page for more details.

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Kohler's Meats was a large part of Aldergrove's history, not just as one of the biggest local employers at the time. The company was very present in #ourcommunity as a sponsor of local events, sports teams and regular donor to local causes, including the donation of a very large ham to help save Granny's annual Christmas dinner.

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Badge Night for the Aldergrove Volunteer Fire Department, 1962.

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Here are some more photos of Aldergrove Community Secondary School's 1996 drama production. =)

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Change of command at CFS Aldergrove, September 1979.

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Aldergrove High School Grafitti Day 😳 49 years ago today.

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Behind the scenes - what we do during winter closure. We clean stuff out, appraise objects and check for documentation in preparation for assessment and we find cool things we didn't know we had.

In the first photo, volunteer directors Brenda, Sarah and Andrew are documenting objects from what we call "the work room" which will soon include a dedicated scanning station for larger items. Off camera, volunteer directors Teresa and Scott, along with new volunteer Janice were lining items up to be assessed while Jim, another new volunteer, was planning for better storage capacity in the pantry and over the tub in the washroom.

In the second photo are three vintage examples of fire fighting equipment. The one on the left is from the 1970s, while the other two are over 100 years old, manufactured in Winnipeg - one of which still had its fire suppression contents. We took …