Viewing Object

Object Description

Object Name

Print, Photographic

Object ID

2009.027.002

Title

Docents and Staff of the Langley Centennial Museum at Redwoods Golf Course.

Date

2008.

Description

Colour photograph of the docents and some staff members of the Langley Centennial Museum at posing at Redwoods Golf Course after their luncheon in the spring of 2008, likely May or June. There are four rows of people: the first two rows are seated and the back two rows are standing. The group is on a large wooden platform that is outdoors, and behind them is a wooden pergola. In the background are trees, and on the left some of the manicured lawn of the golf course is visible. There are pink flowers on either side of the pergola. One woman is kneeling on the right in the first row, and one woman is kneeling on the left in the second row. There are pink flower petals across the wooden platform in front of the group.

People/Subject

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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