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Here are a few pages from the 1889 Lands and Works Report that would have been submitted to the BC Legislature to show the progress being made on building and improving the roads in our community and surrounding districts.

There are many familiar names listed as having a foreman, contractor or member of a road crew, and in some cases it even shows amounts paid for the services rendered as well as materials. Each little fact we find in old reports like this is another little piece in our puzzle.

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The Navy Log column was a (mostly) regular feature in the Aldergrove newspaper, so for the next several Tuesday mornings, we'll have a look at the Base's social news that was shared with the community at large. Here are the first four columns from November 1961.

Please note that historical language may appear in some of these columns and while we recognize that such terminology is not acceptable in today's society, it is part of our past and serves to remind us of the reconciliation work and learning still to be done.

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Aldergrove Fair Days is less than two weeks away. Let's take a look back at the Aldergrove Star's coverage of the Aldergrove Agricultural Association's Fall Fair, September 1969.

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A look back at the Aldergrove Star from 24 January 1973, when our community newspaper drew the ire of the Township mayor while Abbotsford's mayor was pondering Aldergrove's secession into a new municipality with parts of west Abbotsford. Then, back at the Township mayor and the pondering of amalgamation with the city. The more things change, the more they stay the same?

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As we head into what promises to be a very hot weekend, this week's Victory Garden article is a timely discussion about irrigation. Also check out a couple of events that are taking place in our community this weekend, as well as a couple that are coming up later this month.

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Four years ago I posted about the Alfred Bynum family (search Bynum on our page). I've made a few references to the County Line family in a few other posts since then, but now I have more to the story. I knew that the family moved away from the County Line community in the mid 1930s, going to the Harrison Mills area. Thanks to a story in the Agassiz-Harrison Historical Society's books, we now have more details about the family's "life after Aldergrove".

The Agassiz-Harrison Historical Society operates the Agassiz Harrison Museum and one of the photos is from the online photo collection held by Kilby Historic Site. Never underestimate the importance of museums & archives in nearby communities when conducting your family history research. 😉

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Over this past weekend, we came into possession of a real estate transactions book that dates from 1969 to 1977. Unfortunately little is known about the book, but it possibly belonged to Paris Realty, and only 1 page in the entire book lists a location for the property being sold. We haven't scanned the entire book yet, but here are a few sample pages. With a bit of research, we're confident we'll be able to place most, if not all, of the properties in the book. Once it has been fully scanned and indexed it will be available online, probably in the winter/spring 2024/2025.

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From the Aldergrove Star Collection, 1993.

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From the Aldergrove Star Collection, dated 1993.

We haven't had a chance to go through the newspapers to find names and activities, but we'll get there soon-ish. =)

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Nothing says "Happy Canada Day" like a group of fine young hockey-playing Aldergrove youths winning the annual Atom Hockey Tournament in November 2013. =)

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Happy 101st Birthday to the Aldergrove Elks Assoc. - Aldergrove's oldest surviving community service society.

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Your Canada Day long weekend Victory Garden update, along with some family-friendly fun activities happening around the Township on Monday. We'll be participating in the community event at the @Royal Canadian Legion Branch #265, Aldergrove BC along with several other community groups, and we hope you'll stop by to say hello. There will be cake. 😉

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As we prepare to head into the Canada Day long weekend, here's a look back at the Aldergrove Star for 2 July 1970, minus the Classified Ad pages.

Have a safe weekend everyone - get out there and #makesomememories

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Although the Right To Vote for BC women was still 32 years off, there was a petition presented to the BC Legislature in 1885 requesting that the provincial government grant the franchise to its women residents. This petition, which was submitted to Victoria and is available through the BC Sessional Papers, is important to family historians who may have had an ancestor in the province at that time, particularly if that person was active in local politics and it's even better if they had an uncommon name. For reference, a timeline of voting rights for all women has been included with this post.

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From the Aldergrove Star Collection - one of the 1997 boxes, the envelope is dated 4 March, but we're not sure at which school, nor the activity. If you know, let us know. =)

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Picture Day At Aldergrove School 1916.

Unfortunately, at this time we don't have a class list identifying the students. In the future we may be able to garner some names by comparing these photos with the many family photos in our archives.

Photos donated by the Stan Deans Estate.

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Aldergrove School 1928 (names from The Place Between Volume 1)

Back Row L-R: Dick Endacott, Bill Gladwin, Gilbert Wallis, Gordon Vanetta, Stan Ross

Third Row L-R: Bill Endacott, Louis Chard, Kessen Goldsmith, Alice Blakey, Doris Eve, Margaret McDonald, Jack Miller, Gordon Sims, Mrs. Clark

Second Row L-R: Mary Chard, Alma Brown, Eura Good, Florence Brown, Annie Endacott, Ellen Vanetta, Nellie Larson, Verna Hamre, 9____,

Front Row L-R: Les Williams, Fred Kuhar, Bob Blakey, Eric Hagberg, Jack Vanetta, Sam Kuhar, Roy Cottell, Lloyd Ingraham

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A few Harry Hunt photos from March 2006 - Mad Science demonstrations

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How is your garden coming along? Here is this week's 1944 Victory Garden post, along with some Glen Valley School students minding their garden plots. There are some great events happening around town this weekend, let's hope the weather remembers that it's going to be a summer weekend.

*Special Note* - if you're driving to Philip Jackman Park for Nate's Memorial Ball Tournament, may we ask that you please don't park in front of the museum on Sunday? Our volunteers need somewhere to park, too. Thank you =)

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It's the first weekend of summer, so let's head over to Doc Java's for a look back at the 1990s. =)

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Aldergrove Elementary School served our community from 1914 - 2015.

We are gathering names for these school photos. Some are complete but you are welcome to add names (and position in photo) and school memories in the comments. Your assistance is appreciated. =)

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County Line Elementary - another old time school (albeit not in the original building) - that is no longer part of School District 35.

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Land transactions always help put together the record of a community's history, and in the Hart story, we have a number of clues to help put that story together. We have copies of the Land Pre-emptions made by men such as Lawrence Gilbert (who married Emily Jackman, daughter of Philip Jackman Sr) and John Walter Berry, but it's the later land sales and purchases that add substance to those stories by adding names, dates and places. We have a growing database of those names, dates and places which one day in the not too distant future (depends on volunteer availability to find, sort and enter the data) will be fully searchable and available for all to use.

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Another County Line School photo has been found lurking in the files, this one from 1948. Names and spellings were provided by Norm Flowerdew at time of donation. Except for her attire, teacher Miss Eddy looks more like one of the students than she does a teacher.

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Why is it important to #tellyourstory? Why is it important to ask questions of your elders, to learn their story?

This 1992 death registration for Anna Caroline Stockton (nee Broe) is a shining example of why. Anna and her husband Ronald didn't have any children, so the information for this document was provided by her nephew Jack Cantelon, the son of Anna's sister Edna (1890-1986).

Anna's nephew should have at least known his maternal Grandmother's name was Serena Satre (she went by Serena but it was formally Sörine). She wasn't born in Fargo, ND. She was born in Ossian, Iowa in 1864 and died in Vancouver in 1960. I know from newspaper articles that Jack spent a lot of time in the company of his Grandmother.

Jack should have also known that his aunt was not born in Ontario. As stated on her 1900 birth registration, she was born at …