Sharon Fisher from the Native Daughters addressed  the November 19th Douglas Day Banquet -- an annual gathering of Langley's pioneers. This year Alice Johnson (a LHS member) was made a Freewoman of Langley Township for all of her volunteer efforts in the community; the area's heritage homes were also highlighted. Here are Sharon's remarks: "Greetings to everyone here and a special greeting to our pioneers, my fellow Native Daughters who are all descendants of pioneer families and special mention for my friend Alice Johnston on her honor today. For all of us “Home” is where our stories begin! For our earlier pioneer families, they mostly came from someplace else either working on the railway, or attracted by the lure of the gold discovery and other jobs that would earn enough money to enable a stake in a homestead grant.  First the land had to be cleared and typically the [...]