"Heritage Homeowners" workshop in Murrayville.

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Object Description

Object Name

Transparency, Slide

Object ID

2019.015.015

Title

"Heritage Homeowners" workshop in Murrayville.

Date

Jun. 1992.

Description

Colour slide of the Community Pride "Heritage Homeowners" workshop, held in Murrayville Hall. There are several people seated in black chairs, with their heads and bodies turned to face, roughly, the right side of the photograph. There are some people standing in the background. There is a small kitchen with white fridge in the background on the right. Some of the people in the group are holding pens and booklets.

People/Subject

Murrayville Community Hall

Murrayville's original community hall was a two storey structure with shops at ground level and a large open hall above. In 1924 cultural and athletic activities suffered a blow when the building burned down. The site was vacant until 1928 when community effort and volunteer labour, led by foreman Ab Sherritt, built the existing (2019) hall on same site at 21667 48 Ave. At this time, the land was still owned by P.Y. Porter. The Murrayville Community Memorial Hall was built as a memorial to WWI soldiers from Langley, and was officially opened April 27, 1929. PY Porter sold the property to the Murrayville Community Hall Association for $1 in 1944. PY, and later his son, Eldy Porter, were in charge of the care, maintenance and bookings for some time. The hall has been modernized and upgraded in recent years.
Term Source: "Langley's Heritage," "1990 and Counting".

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