Langley Heritage Society

06/17/2026

It was a real treasure hunt. A couple of years ago the Township of Langley and its volunteer Heritage Advisory Committee located the original concrete mile markers that once stood beside the Fraser Highway. Mile O began at the historic Main Post Office (1905) at Main & Hastings in Vancouver, and moved eastward through the Fraser Valley all the way to Hope. Seven of nine original mile markers erected in the early 1930s in Langley Township were located with the help of surveyor (and Langley Heritage Society member) Jim Foulkes. The originals were restored and two replicas were created to replace the two missing markers, including the one in the image below at Aldergrove. Nine mile markers now stand on the south side of the Fraser Highway between Murrayville and Aldergrove, a visible link to the region’s transportation history, which began with Indigenous trails, then gold rush trails in 1858, and later, horses and wagons travelled on the Yale Road, which eventually became part of the Fraser Higher. Thanks for caring so much about this history, Jim!

06/17/2026

Special day at the National Historic Site.

06/16/2026

https://www.tol.ca/en/news/new-exhibit-invites-visitors-to-discover-langley-s-stories-with-free-opening-weekend.aspx?utm_source=Cyberimpact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=GENJun1526

06/13/2026

06/13/2026

salishan Place by the River unveils its first exhibit on June 27th: "Langley -- Many Voices, Shared Place". Admission will be free that weekend. Pay a visit, and celebrate this new cultural space and resource in Langley Township. The Langley Heritage Society is proud to sponsor student visits and classroom space in the new facility. https://www.tol.ca/en/salishanplace.aspx

06/13/2026

Michaud House (built 1888) is one of the homes that the Langley Heritage Society is proud to manage, in partnership with the City of Langley. It's where we conduct our regular directors' meetings, and where caretaker-tenant Sandra Reams lovingly cares for the gardens. As you can see, she gets a little help from her son-in-law. We also love the Sequoia (Redwood) that towers above the backyard lawn. For more history of the home, including photos and a video, visit: https://langleyheritage.ca/michaud-house/

06/02/2026

Congratulations to Jay - Jungeon Hong of R.E. Mountain Secondary School, winner of this year's Bays Blackhall Scholarship. LHS president Mark Forsythe (left) recently presented the $1,000 award, along with R.E. Mountain principal Paul Trattle. The scholarship is open to all high school students in Langley and honours academic achievement, community service and need. It is awarded in memory of long-time volunteer and conservationist, Bays Blackhall.

05/31/2026

Drop by the Fort Langley heritage CNR Station, now open weekends from noon until 4 pm. Volunteers love to share stories in the passenger car and caboose, with its Glen Valley Model Railway. Check out displays in the station's freight room, and see a forerunner of the internet: a telegraph station in the ticket office. Meet you in the gardens at the station!