Janet Simpson Scrapbook.

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Object Description

Object Name

Scrapbook

Object ID

2004.003.002

Title

Janet Simpson Scrapbook.

Extent

1 scrapbook

Date

2 May 1925.

Description

1 scrapbook; front has a floral pattern on it; there are 2 rings on the spine; inside is various newspaper clippings, pictures and ephemera from Langley; Janet Simpson Fort Langley is written in the cover; 29 x 18.5 cm. The items in the scrapbook begin in 1925 and go up to about 1934. They include a pamphlet with a recreation of what the Fort at Fort Langley looked like in 1840, original photographs of Fort Langley from 1925, pamphlets and ribbons from Native Daughter meetings and events, and newspaper clippings relating to the Native Daughters.

People/Subject

Fort Langley National Historic Site

The Hudson's Bay Company established Fort Langley in 1827 in present day Derby Reach Regional Park. It was moved upriver to its current site in 1839. The Fort was run as a provisioning station and farm. The Company moved out of the Fort in 1886. From 1888 into the 1920's the Mavis family ran a farm on the land. In the 1920s the Fort was recognized by the federal government's Historic Sites and Monuments Board, though by that time only one building remained. The land was purchased and from 1931 until 1958, the Native Sons operated a museum on the site. In 1955, the Fort was declared a National Historic Site. A few years later more buildings were reconstructed and much of the collection was moved to the Langley Centennial Museum. Today the Fort is run by Parks Canada.

Native Sons and Daughters of British Columbia

A small, secret organization created in 1899, based on a similar organization in California. They adopted Hudson's Bay company titles for their Officers, such as "Chief Factor" for the head of a local chapter or "Post". They were formed to maintain awareness of BC pioneers and provide mutual economic benefits for their members. The organization ran what is today Fort Langley Historical Site from the 1930s until 1955. The Native Sons viewed different cultural groups, in particular Asian cultures, as threats to white Canadian society.
Term Source: HPC Record (HPC-435/1191)

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