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What made the news 113 years ago today. South Aldergrove School later became Patricia Elementary, and here we also see the start of the discussion to build a bigger school in town. This new school was to become Aldergrove Elementary, which was torn down to make way for the recreation centre. If the basketball game wasn't an outdoor game, it was most likely played in the Agricultural Hall as the school did not have a gymnasium.

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Happy Friday, everyone. Get out there and #makesomememories!

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As the 2025-2026 hockey season draws to a close, here's a look back at the formation of the @aldergrove_minor_hockey Association in 1973 and the first ever player registration drive, which was hosted by the Navy Base. How many of you were among those first players?

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The times have definitely changed, haven't they. Still, we can't help but wonder how many of these young marksmen went on to serve King and Country in the Great War.

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The Miss Aldergrove contestants for 1959.

Again, not the greatest photos from the digitized microfilm, but we do have the originals at the museum.

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Did you know - the Township was home to B Squadron BC Horse Troop?

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In May 1961 the old St. Dunstan's Church (271 Street just south of Fraser Highway) was host to the BC Women's Institute's Douglas District Conference. Ladies from all over the Lower Mainland and the Sunshine Coast were in attendance. Lunch was provided in the United Church Hall, and the ladies also spent some of their time visiting the downtown commercial core.

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The 1987 Shortreed Community Elementary School went to Edmonton to take on the Junior High teams and did rather well for themselves.

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How many of you got to experience Camp Elphinstone over on the Sunshine Coast, or a different class camping adventure? How many of you still have photos of your class camping trips? I believe we might have some, but it will take a bit of searching to find them.

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Here is your weekly event guide for all kinds of activities hosted by local groups in #ourcommunity as well as one being hosted by our friends at Heritage Abbotsford / Trethewey House.

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Does anyone recognize these Coghlan students? What was your favourite field trip when you were in elementary school?

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We're asking for help from our heritage hive - these Aldergrove Star photos are in a box dated "1990s", can you help us narrow down a year, confirm the school (we think it might be Shortreed) and possibly provide some names, so that we can search the Aldergrove Star papers for the story that goes with the photos. Thank you as always for your help. =)

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We spotted some Aldergrove names in this photo of dedicated Langley Memorial Hospital Candy Stripers.

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How #ourcommunity celebrated the end of World War 1. We surmise that the cross-roads referred to were most likely what is now 272 Street and Fraser Highway.

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A look back at the beginnings of Shortreed Community Elementary School.

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There are a few familiar names and faces from these Hospitality courses that were offered by Tourism BC.

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We love it when we can find the news stories for unlabelled photos in our Aldergrove Star collection like this one from the 1993 baseball season.

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Our annual May fundraiser is underway. Thank you in advance for any assistance received.

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Here's what our colleagues at Langley Heritage Society have been up to at the CN Station Museum in Fort Langley. Such a cool project with Langley Men's Shed!

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Lots to do this weekend and in the coming weeks - be sure to check if registration or tickets are required. The Full Pull The Rolling Barrage fundraising dinner is almost (or is) sold out, so if you've been putting off getting a ticket, now is probably the time to try and get one.

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Then and now - NK McDonald Lumber sat on the northwest corner of 244 Street and Fraser Highway.

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An important first step in getting our '54 Aldergrove Volunteer Fire Department truck back on the road was new tires because the old tires were vulcanized & two were flat, one with a gaping hole because summer heat caused it to explode. That has now happened thanks to the generosity & support of Fountain Tire Aldergrove, Watts Tire Service & Repair, Township of Langley Firefighters, Dennis Quiring & QuiringTrucking & Gravel Sales. This would not have happened without all of you, and we are very grateful your support.

Next up is her yearly bath and then comes the mechanical, interior and exterior beauty work.

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Social goings-on in Aldergrove, spring 1923.

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Not the greatest photo from the digitized microfilms of early Star editions, but congratulations are due the 1966 Owl Patrol on their winning bridge building skills.

If anyone in the photo wants a better copy of the photo, we haven't come across the original photo in our collection, but we do have the original newspaper at the museum.

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Letter mail service during WW2 was sent by Airgraph, a 1941 innovation in letter delivery. Our own postmaster, George MacDonald was a veteran of WW1 who also served in WW2. He was stationed overseas, serving in the Army's postal service.

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