Jenny Simpson and grandson, Greg Follett, in front of murals at a craft market in Fort Langley on Glover Road, across from the Fort Langley Community Hall (on the east side of Glover Road).

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Object Description

Object Name

Print, Photographic

Object ID

2945

Title

Jenny Simpson and grandson, Greg Follett, in front of murals at a craft market in Fort Langley on Glover Road, across from the Fort Langley Community Hall (on the east side of Glover Road).

Date

1965.

Description

Jenny Simpson and grandson, Greg Follett, in front of murals at a craft market in Fort Langley on Glover Road across from the Fort Langley Community Hall (on the east side of Glover Road). The murals were at one time on several buildings in Fort Langley to promote arts, crafts, and tourism in the village.

People/Subject

Lewis, Janet (Jenny) Morgan (nee Simpson)

Jenny Simpson (June 7, 1909 to June 17, 1986) was born in Vancouver and lived in Langley since 1913. She was the daughter of Alice and James Simpson. She married Knowlton Lewis in about 1938-1939. They had two children, Sharron and Trevor. She was very active in the community, and was named Langley Senior Citizen of the Year in 1984. She worked with many community organizations over the year, including the Fort Langley PTA and Langley District PTA, the Board of Trade, the Fort Langley Community Society, the Boy Scouts, and the Langley 4-H Garden Club. She was also active with the Fort Langley May Day Committee and was Queen Mother for a number of years. She had been instrumental in setting up the first Douglas Day banquet in 1948. Her brothers ran "Simpson Bros. Store" in what is today (2004) known as the Fort Grocery. She passed away June 17, 1986.
Term Source: Obituary of Mrs. Lewis - likely from the Langley Advance.

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