Support Your Local Museum!

  Searching for unique gift ideas? Support Langley Centennial Museum through its online gift shop featuring books, ornaments, plates, bowls, crafts, baskets, colouring books, local art-- even face masks. Check out the impressive selection and order online HERE. The British Columbia Historical Federation is also promoting a province-wide Buy Local, Give Local campaign. Make a donation, buy a membership, give a B.C. book, purchase gifts or tour its members' sites (Langley Heritage Society is a member of the BCHF). For more information on the campaign, visit HERE.     

2020-11-26T00:58:24+00:00November 26th, 2020|

Still Standing

Coghlan Substation. This BC Electric Railway power station was named after two brothers, Henry and Nathaniel Coghlan, who cut more than 20,000 ties for the BCER when it was constructed through the Fraser Valley 110 years ago. (Today it is a private residence.) The station is one of five that boosted power to the BCER trains in Cloverdale, Langley, Clayburn, Sumas and Chilliwack along overhead wires. Later, Coghlan Substation provided electricity to the growing communities of Langley, Milner and Fort Langley. Each station was designed by architect Henry Barton Watson in the Classical Revival style of the Edwardian era. Only two remain standing, and commuter service has never been the same since they shut it down in the early 50s. Small communities grew around these stations -- including the creation of a community hall, right across the tracks.

2020-11-22T00:29:13+00:00November 22nd, 2020|

Remembrance Day 2020

Remembrance Day ceremonies have seen a resurgence in Langley in recent years. Thousands attend ceremonies in Langley Township and Langley City;  however the Covid-19 pandemic will severely restrict gatherings this November 11th. You can follow ceremonies via live streaming: Royal Canadian Legion Aldergrove Branch #265 will present a ceremony on its Facebook page, Langley City's pre-recorded presentation will be located HERE, Murrayville's ceremony HERE, and Fort Langley's cenotaph ceremony HERE. Langley Heritage Society will once again place wreaths to honour those who sacrificed so much.    

2020-11-11T18:22:12+00:00November 5th, 2020|

First World War Brides to Langley – They Came For Love

Maple Ridge's Annette Fulford has been researching the stories of Canadian First World War brides for many years. Her own grandmother crossed the Atlantic after the war with her new husband, a Canadian soldier. Annette has kindly shared some of her research and images about war brides with connections to Langley. She'd also like to hear from you if you have further information about these women who contributed so much to life in Canada.  Thousands of young women came to Canada after the First World War as war brides. Yet we rarely hear stories about these pioneering war brides. Many young women signed up with one of the newly formed organizations to support the war effort or worked in jobs that were traditionally held by men in Britain. They met Canadian soldiers who were sightseeing, at dances, visiting with their family or when the soldiers were recovering in hospital from wounds. By [...]

2020-11-04T19:16:19+00:00November 4th, 2020|

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