Lord Mayor of London visiting the Fort Langley National Historic Site.

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Object Name

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Object ID

2082

Title

Lord Mayor of London visiting the Fort Langley National Historic Site.

Date

14 Aug. 1958.

Description

Lord Mayor of London, Sir Denis Truscott (right), touring the Fort Museum (Fort Langley National Historic Site). With him is D. W. Poppy (centre) and Ernie Sendall (left). Photo was used in the August 21, 1958 Langley Advance Newspaper, p. 11. His wife accompanied him on the trip.

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Centennial Celebrations, 1958 (Colony of British Columbia)

In 1958, the province of British Columbia celebrated its Centennial. 1858 was the year Governor James Douglas declared the mainland of British Columbia a British colony. This declaration was made at Fort Langley. Langley was therefore at the centre of the 100th anniversary celebrations in 1958. The Fort Langley National Historic Site was reconstructed by the federal government and officially opened in July by Princess Margaret. The Langley Centennial Museum was opened across the street and people in Langley participated in a wide range of commemorative events ranging from beard growing contests to pageants.
Term Source: Sears List of Subject Headings (16th. Ed.)

Elected Officals -Mayor of London

The Mayor and Mayoress of London (Sir Dennis Truscott and Lady Truscott) visited Langley for the Centennial year in 1958.

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.

Poppy, David William, Jr.

David William Poppy was Mayor of the Township of Langley from 1967 - 1971, Reeve 1956 - 1967 and Councillor in 1944, 1946 - 1955.
Term Source: Roads & Other Place Names in Langley, B.C. pg 41(Pepin).

Sendall, Ernest Edward

Ernest Edward "Ernie" Sendall was born at Aylesham, England on April 3, 1890. His business activities were centred in the Harmsworth community. Ernest was active in the Harmsworth Community Society, which he was president of. After 1935, he became a Board of Trade leader and president of the Langley Board on two occasions. He also served as president of the Associated Boards of Trade of the Fraser Valley and the Lower Mainland, and was a charter member of the BC Chamber of Commerce.

Sendall helped organize the BC Baby Chick Co-operative Association, and served for many years as its president and secretary. He was on several poultry organizations and was regarded as an authority in the poultry industry. In 1949 he was president of the Canadian Federation of Hatchery Associations. His poultry farm, under his management, developed into the largest operation of its kind in BC. Before 1959 it was the first hatchery to produce more then a million chicks in one year. Sendall was one of the first to promote development of cross-bred strains in the Lower Mainland poultry industry. He was also an avid aviation booster. He was a member of the Langley Advisory Board and on the executive of the BC Aviation Council. He served with the Langley Lions Club, was a past master of the Eureka Lodge No. 103 A. F. and A. M., and past district deputy Grand Master of district No.2 A. F. and A. M. He worked hard for the incorporation of Langley Prairie as a city and served as the first elected Mayor of Langley City from 1955-1959. His family included son John Edward (1919-1943) who died overseas during the Second World War, son Richard (Dick), daughter Jean, a brother in England, and a sister in Northern Ireland. Ernie Sendall died on October 26,1959.

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