Author: AGHS

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There is a lot going on in and around our community, get out and #makesomememories

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School District 35 Elementary School principals. This photo was take for Education Week 1959 and appeared on page 6 of the Aldergrove News for 26 February 1959.

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UPDATED: Confirmed both online here and offline, the house on the right was Mr. & Mrs. Wilson's house. The middle house was Jesse Boston's house, and as we already knew, the house on the left was Mr. Larson's. Thank you for being such awesome history fans. =)

We need your help =) This photo was taken in the parking lot of the original Super Valu, which later became the Royal Bank and is now a daycare, on the northwest corner of Fraser & Jackman.

The photographer is looking to the northeast, where the little strip mall is, and where the Aldergrove Mall once was, so the building on the left would have been the post office (later the Aldergrove Star office, now Abby Pizza).

The larger house in the back would have been the Lars Nelson/Anna Larson-Hayes house (the chimney matches another photo of the house). The house in the …

Are you in this photo? Aldergrove Elementary students learning about fire prevention at the Aldergrove Fire Hall in October 1960.

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The founding members of Aldergrove's Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps Columbia.

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Look at all of these bright young faces - and I see a cousin in this class, as well. Patricia School as seen in the Aldergrove News for 27 January 1960, just a few weeks after Miss Beard was inducted into the Langley Teachers' Association.

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This fine looking group of Aldergrove High School honour students was featured on page 1 of the Aldergrove News for the 17 February 1960.

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December 1959 saw the Langley Teachers' Association induct 14 new teachers into the district.

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What's going on this weekend - today is the last day to get your tickets for the Legion's Christmas Party on Sunday. If you want to go for a pony ride and get photos with Santa next weekend, email Laughing Stock Ranch to book your spot. Aldergrove Library has Santa Storytime and photos coming up on the 12th, and if you want to give the gift of history, the Aldergrove Museum & Archives will be open on Sunday from 12pm to 3pm, stop by a get a membership for yourself or for a gift, and check out the selection of local history books we have for sale, some for as low as $5.00.

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I know that many of you will remember where these buildings stood and what businesses they housed. =)

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Here are some Christmas Recipes from the Aldergrove News and the Langley Advance. We'll be posting a few more of these throughout the holiday season.

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A nice article about the history of County Line School from the Aldergrove News for 25 December 1958, page 3.

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Today we get a look at Phase One of "The Horseshoe" housing units that once sat at the south end of HMCS Aldergrove, along Jackman Road. We're also have a look at the goings on at the base in the spring of 1967.

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Two articles from the Aldergrove News for the 25th of December 1958 - one is County Line student John Neudorf writing about what he thinks County Line School might be like in 1988 as well as the community news for the County Line district.

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Welcome to December 2024 - here are a few random, undated, possibly from the 1990s, Christmas photos from the Aldergrove Star Collection.

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Undated Aldergrove Hockey photo from the Aldergrove Star Collection. Like previous photos, it was found in a box labelled 1990-1991, which doesn't mean that all of the photos in the box were actually from those years. Chances are we can find it in the newspaper if the photo was published, but it helps (and saves time) if we can at least narrow down the year first. Thank you for your help in identifying years and people. =)

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Welcome to the busy season when there's a lot going on. Here's what's happening around town this weekend - we've also included a few events happening later that need pre-registration and/or tickets.

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Canadian Museum of Flight says good-bye to Langley Airport. =(

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Aldergrove Minor Hockey - not sure of the year, it's another from the box marked 1990-1991, but it was in the same batch as some Friendship Tournament photos, which I'll post tomorrow.

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In amongst the sports photos in the Box 1-1990-1991-Box C was this Brownies/Girl Guide troop, possibly taken before or after the Christmas Parade? Does anyone recognize these young ladies or their leader?

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Here's a little mid-week driving humour courtesy of the New Westminster Daily News from the 26th of March 1906.

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Today's Navy Logs are from the spring of 1967 along with 4 RCSCC photos from the Aldergrove Star collection, possibly from the late 1980s/early 1990s.

#RoyalCanadianNavy #SeaCadets #localhistory #storiesmatter

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Aldergrove Totems Senior Girls Basketball in action at Abbotsford Senior, most likely the mid 1980's. Photos are from the Aldergrove Star Collection donated by the Langmann family.

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Aldergrove Totems Basketball - Can you name these players? The tournament? The school where it took place? =)

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