Ahhhh the old "Society Pages" - the place where parents wanted to see the names and photos of their children - especially their daughters - because it was where one would hope to 'advertise' the eligibility and virtues of these young ladies, sometimes in hopes of finding a suitable husband.
So you might be asking why is a Society page from 1931 important to Aldergrove's history. Easy answer - Anna Broe. The Broe family at one time lived in the Patricia district of Aldergrove, and while we knew about the Broe family from what was published in The Place Between Volume 1, we wanted to add more to the story, and there was definitely more. So much more. (Search the page for Broe for the Volume 1 story and a photo of the Broe's hop kiln.)
We've now amassed well over 100 news articles and other biographical material on the Broe family, and we're still going. We feel it's important to know where settler families came from, what they did while living in our community, and where they went from here (if the family moved away - some still reside here).
In the case of the Broe family - the children of John and Serena went on to become teachers, doctors (and coroner), photographers and more. One item of note - The Place Between identifies John as John W. Broe, it was actually John L. Broe.
We always hope to connect with their descendants and perhaps share photos and information. We have one such connection ongoing for another family who settled here for only a short time, but the story is somewhat fascinating. That said, you'll have to wait on that story as we're waiting on information from overseas. 😉
