An important discovery pertinent to Aldergrove's history was made at the now Township-owned former Aldergrove Hotel site during the week of January 19th 2026. We are so grateful to Randy, a neighbour of the property, for reaching out to us about the find, which will be included in a soft launch today at the museum, along with other food-related vignettes in keeping with BC Heritage Week's theme of "Stir It Up".
The Aldergrove Star article states that we've cleaned some of the bottles, which isn't quite accurate. Jesse may have cleaned some of them up a bit, but any remaining dirt and debris that was on them when they came to us is still present, serving as a reminder that these bottles remained hidden deep underground for at least 100 years.
While a number of the bottles and other items found were not included in the collection that we have on display, we are grateful to Jesse Moore and his co-worker for what we do have, as the bottles are such important story-tellers about Aldergrove in the early 1900s, and we are hoping to obtain a couple more to add to the exhibit. A lot of research has been conducted about the bottles, which will be shared through the exhibit.
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