Month: April 2026

Fundraisers Food Entertainment Education and helping the Environment. Lots of things to get out and be part of in #ourcommunity.

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A photo of the Aldergrove Presbyterian Church's Ladies Aid group taken during war time. At least one of the ladies is working on a pair of socks.

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Here is another image from the Rossiter file. According to the publisher style, this post card's publication date would be between 1924 and 1949. The accession number (H99119-C) is of no help because the only information on the donation form is "Laura Rossiter (dead) photos of her life". Nor do we know who Ruth is or how Laura knew her.

In the early years of AGHS, almost everything received the "Property of" stamp, a practice which was thankfully stopped over time, especially as whomever was doing the stamping didn't let the ink dry before placing another stamped image on top and we have lots of images with ink transfer. Thankfully the majority were reproductions and not originals.

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The Rossiter home once stood at 3781 264 Street, just north of Robertson Crescent. Being on part of the Base property, the government burned the house down in 1969.

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Two 1977 photos from our military file of PO Olsen and PO Charpentier.

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Something that drives us rather batty - we find photocopies (usually really bad photocopies) of photos, and we can see that a negative (12A) was made of the original photo, but...

The negatives were not filed in negative strip holders/pages. The negatives were not in any type of file specifically for negatives. The negatives were not kept in strips, they were cut into individual negatives. They might be in an envelope with a reproduction of the photo. They might be in a school folder. They might be in a family folder. They might be in a little plastic sleeve stapled to an information sheet. There are multiple negatives with the same number. We have come to learn that the "NIB" notation means "not in book", which translates to it's not in either volume of The Place Between, which means it's not in the book photo files. So, long story short...no, …

Today is the last day of the Bradner Flower Show, so we're checking in to see how the community was doing in 1915 and 1921.

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It takes a special kind of human to want to be a teacher (and we are very grateful for them all). Mr. Angrignon spent 41 years in the profession, retiring in 1977.

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So many upcoming events that support great causes! Check to see if tickets or pre-registration are needed if you plan to attend any of them. Plus, there was an exciting scholarship announcement this week by @aldergrovecm (Aldergrove Community Market) check out their page here on Facebook or on Instagram for complete details.

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Back to school, 1967. Teacher changes and stats, and helping your little ones settle into school.

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Fun Fact: $386.61 in pennies weighs 56.5 pounds, according to Otter Elementary's May 1990 penny drive to benefit the Children's Miracle Network Telethon. =)

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Were you at Candy Striper at Langley Memorial Hospital?

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The 1996 Ladies Auxiliary & Legion Executive for @Royal Canadian Legion Branch #265, Aldergrove.

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Young dancers from Aldergrove's Magic Movements Dance Studio bringing home the hardware in March 1990.

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1972 Lacrosse trophy awards were handed out during a league get together at Aldergrove Lake Park.

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While we're waiting for the spring weather to arrive, here's a look back at the 1963 Nanaimo Polar Bear swim. Aldergrove's Don Penner tied for first place with Nanaimo's Rick Price; they both stayed in the water for 48 minutes.

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There are a number of events for all ages happening around town this weekend, and several in the coming weeks that support some great causes - be sure to get your tickets soon. In other news, there's going to be a hot contest on the ice in Abbotsford next weekend as the Township of Langley Fire Department takes on the @abbotsfordfirefighters at MSA Arena. See details in this week's events poster & make plans to support our firefighters and their charities.

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Today we're stopping in at Parkside Centennial for the end of the 1972-73 and start of the 1973-1974 school year.

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Who remembers the Tourism Trailer?

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A nice "Our Neighbours" piece about Aldergrove's music teacher, Mr. Headley.

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