West Langley Community Hall Association fonds.

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Object Description

Object Name

Fonds

Object ID

MSS 095

Artist

West Langley Community Hall Association

Title

West Langley Community Hall Association fonds.

Extent

30 cm of textual records.

Date

1935-1997.

Description

The fonds consists of an essay, "History of West Langley Community Hall, 1934-1980" by Mrs. Bessie Tregunna (1981), the Hall's membership books (1966, 1948-1996), certificates of the Associations' incorporation (1947) and dissolution (1997), a guest book from the opening of the new hall (1977), re-registration documents of the Association and its By-laws and amended Constitution (1982), the Association's original Constitution and By-laws (1947), correspondence, minutes (1935-1996), receipt books (1948-1963, 1966-1967, 1969, 1992-1996), receipt forms pretaining to dances at the hall (1981-1988), a plan of the site for the new Hall (1976), and the official seal of the West Langley Community Hall.

People/Subject

Fleming, Robert John

Robert John Fleming, Sr. (FLEMMING in the 1901 census) was born February 8, 1854 in Ontario, to parents Eliza (nee Kincade) and John Fleming. He married Sarah Saigeon in 1881. The couple had seven children: Eliza May, Ida, Edna, Ethel, Sarah, Robert John, and Robert Alexander. Robert came to Vancouver in the spring of 1887 and helped build the first CPR depot. In November 1887 his wife and two daughters, Eliza and Ida, came to Vancouver. Upon first coming to Langley in 1889, Robert and Sarah lived on the southeast corner of Campbell River Road and Biggar Road. Later they moved to Fort Langley. During 1907 the foundation of St. Andrew's Church in Fort Langley was in need of repair, and Robert was contracted to do the work with his own tools, and was paid $3 a day. He was on the board of management for the church in 1919. The couple moved to Sussex Avenue in Burnaby in 1920. Robert died in 1942 in Burnaby.

Fleming, Sarah

Sarah Saigeon was born in April 3, 1854 in Ontario to John S. and Ellen Saigeon (nee Jordan). She married her aunt's stepson, Robert John Fleming, in 1881, and the couple lived in Moorfield, Ontario (FLEMMING in the 1901 census). The couple had seven children: Eliza May, Ida, Edna, Ethel, Sarah, Robert John, and Robert Alexander. Robert (husband) came to Vancouver in the spring of 1887 and helped build the first CPR depo. In November 1887 his Sarah and their two daughters, Eliza and Ida, came to Vancouver. Upon first coming to Langley in 1889, Robert and Sarah lived on the southeast corner of Campbell River Road and Biggar Road. Later they moved to Fort Langley. The couple moved to Sussex Avenue in Burnaby in 1920. Sarah died in 1940 in Burnaby.

Tregunna, Violet Bessie (nee Overbeck)

A member of the West Langley Community Hall Association. Violet Bessie married Edwin Robert Tregunna and they had two children: Bruce, who was born on 20 Sep., 1937, and Shirley, who was born on 30 Mar., 1944. Bruce predeceased his parents when he died on September 13, 1975.

West Langley Community Hall

The original West Langley Community Hall was located near the intersection of 208th Street and 96th Avenue. It was built to provide local residents with a gathering place for social and sports activities. It was opened in 1934, extended in 1942 to add a kitchen, and again in 1972 to add a basement. Indoor plumbing was added in 1962. It burnt down on March 26, 1976. A new West Langley Community Hall was rebuilt about 150 yards east of the original site, beside West Langley Park, and was officially opened on November 5, 1977. The West Langley Community Hall Association was incorporated as a Society in 1947 and dissolved in 1997.

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