Author: AGHS

Look at how busy downtown Aldergrove was back in 1958, and who can still smell all of the leather in the Aldergrove Better Shoe Store?

#shoplocal #storiesmatter #localhistory

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The museum will remain closed today - we apologize for any inconvenience, but we look forward to welcoming you back for the 2025 season next Sunday, 9 February, at 12pm.

#snowday❄️

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Here are the reviews and the cast list from the Tulip Time operetta that we posted about yesterday.

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64 years ago audtioning, rehearsing, set designing and costuming would have been underway for Tulip Time, presented by Aldergrove High School students. Muriel later became one of our favourite school secretaries. Sadly, she passed away a few years ago.

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Our community events post is a bit late today, but stuff happens. Note that our Aldergrove Legion has brought back Friday Night Darts for those who like to throw pointy things at the wall. =)

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Back when buildings that were in the way got moved to new locations.

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We love finding photos and articles that add to the timeline of a building, especially when it's still standing in our community.

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Petersen's Floral was located at 26641 Fraser Highway. Here we see their grand-reopening after some extensive renovations and expansions.

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Here is a nice Province Newspaper feature about CFS Aldergrove when LL Cdr Terry Wolfe took the helm.

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With all of the talk in the news about #bordersecurity and building upgrades, here's a look at when the Aldergrove-Lynden land port got security gates, way back in 1959.

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Are you in these photos? Recognize a family member or a schoolmate? Let us know in the comments. =)

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Back in the day when club initiations were a normal part of high school. Also of note in this photo is the storefront appearance of Family Fashions and the Royal Bank next door.

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Here are some ongoing and upcoming community events - please check with the organizations for any registrations or ticket availability, especially those offered by Langley Arts Council or at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #265, Aldergrove BC. Note that registration is also recommended for the Naturalist Walk.

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The District's annual School Musical concert was held at Aldergrove High School in May 1959. Do you recognize any faces or have any school musical memories?

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Mark it on your calendars

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Do you recognize anyone in this Aldergrove News photo from 1959? I think I saw one of those old typing skills textbooks recently - you remember the one, it opened on the short side and stood very nicely displaying the lessons that needed to learned that day - until you whacked it off the desk with the paper carriage.....

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This day in Aldergrove's history: George McAdam clowning it up with Mrs. Langmann at the official opening of the original Aldergrove Ice Arena on 22 January 1974. The arena had unofficially started operations on 22 December 1973.

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Instead of our usual HMCS Aldergrove Tuesday post, we are featuring a military treasure found during this month's museum clean, sort and scan activities. We were beyond thrilled to find these two photographs that had been stored in an unlabelled box in a nondescript manila envelope with "from Joe Breier" written in very small letters near the envelope's flap. In these photos is Harry Patrick Breier, Joe's older brother, who never came home from WW2. We've featured Harry's story in a past Veterans' Month post which you can find by using the search function.

The top photo was taken in Edmonton, where Harry was stationed from 28 July - 11 September 1942. The bottom photo was taken in Regina, where he was stationed from 7 February - 15 May 1943. He headed overseas on the 5th of March 1944, taking part in many flight assignments and proving himself to be …

Aldergrove High School Graduation - 1959

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Some of this weekend's events going on around our community. Note that we've included a few upcoming events that require pre-registration.

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It would be so nice to have a park with a usable lake in our modern community like the one built by Mr. Parish. According to satellite view on Google Maps, the lake is still there.

#storiesmatter #localhistory #moreparksplease

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The Young Canada Book Week was established by the Canadian Association of Children’s Librarians in 1949 and was held in November, coinciding with Book Week in the USA. It was later moved to the week of April 23rd, which is World Book and Copyright Day. Some areas in Canada and the US hold a Young Readers Book Week in both April (May in the US) and November.

My school librarians were Mrs. Parks and Mrs. Nash at Aldergrove Elementary. I believe Mrs. Parks also visited Patricia School, where our library was in the hallway that connected the two classrooms, the teachers' office and the washrooms.

#storiesmatter #localhistory #raiseareader

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The CN Station Museum in Fort Langley will be open on Family Day (17 February). Stop by and say hello to their wonderful volunteers.

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Who remembers the little church that once sat on the southwest corner of 264th and 24th?

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Hoisting the Ensign at the Sea Cadets open house at HMCS Aldergrove, December 1959.

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