Viewing Object

Object Description

Object ID

2012.041.008

Title

Docent Photo Album, 1984-1993

Date

[between 1984 and 1993].

Description

Photoalbum, titled "Langley Centennial Museum", showing docents at Langley Centennial Museum for the approximate years 1984-1993; most photos are not dated but a few have dates written in ink on the back; about 1/3 of the photos show evidence of having been mounted on a paper surface such as a poster; photos include subjects such as docents in training, teaching, at special events and socializing; there are also photos of school children in programs, members of the public visiting the museum and photos of exhibits and staff; a couple of photos have activities writen on the back; a few sleeves contain 2 or 3 photos; album is made of hardcover cardboard decroated with floral images all around, mostly rose and green colours; there is no title on the outside but a paper slip entitled "Langley Centennial Museum" is slipped in with the first photograph; The first 1/3 of the photo album is dedicated to "Volunteers in Training, and the last 3/4 is dedicated to "Docents In Action"; the latter section is divided into "Archaeology Program" and "Whale Program", although both these sections contain other types of photos; paper slips showing names of individuals are slipped into with about 1/4 of the photos, indentifying individuals in these photos.

Dimensions

(DepthFt, 0.131 ft, 3.9929 cm)

(DepthIn, 1.575 in, 4.0005 cm)

(HeightFt, 0.787 ft, 23.9878 cm)

(HeightIn, 9.449 in, 24.0005 cm)

(WidthFt, 0.656 ft, 19.9949 cm)

(WidthIn, 7.874 in, 20.0000 cm)

People/Subject

12 3

Beales, Paula

Bouwman, Marilyn

Member of the Museum Advisory Committee, 1983.

Cox, Betty

Betty Jean Hathaway was born March 19, 1924 in London, Ontario. She met Frederick J. J. Cox, the Langley Advance master printer publisher when he was serving in the RCAF. They married at the First United Church in St. Thomas, Ontario on December 28, 1945. They left to make their home n Langley Prairie in January 1946. The couple had two children, Linda and Kevin. Betty passed away on September 6, 2013.

DeHullu, Emma

Domonkos, Marlene

Granholm, Nicole

Halvorsen, Marg

Langley Centennial Museum docent.

Hart, Isobel

Knight, Chris

Langley Centennial Museum

The Museum is located within a designated Heritage Conservation Area in the village of Fort Langley, Township of Langley. Community collecting began in the 1920's with a Native Sons of BC exhibit located in the last remaining Hudson's Bay Company fur trade era structure (circa 1840). A decision by the Canadian Parks Services to actively interpret Fort Langley prompted the provincial and municipal governments to cooperate in the construction of a new museum adjacent to the National Historic Site.

The Township-owned museum opened July 1, 1958 and housed a majority of the Native Sons collection. It was operated by volunteers until 1974 when it was selected by the Federal government as a site for one of 22 National Exhibition Centres across Canada. The physical plant doubled in size, its mandate was extended to include art, history and science traveling exhibitions and the first staff person was hired. Federal NEC operating funding was eliminated in 1994 but the museum has continued to respond to that expanded mandate. In 1991, the Museum became the core facility of the Community and Heritage Services Department, Planning, Development and Stewardship Division, Township of Langley.
Term Source: BCAUL

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