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2012 EVENTS:
January 26 to 28
- Pacific Agriculture Show
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The Tradex Exhibition Centre in Abbotsford was the site of a
Museum display including an American buggy, 1939 General tractor, beekeeping equipment,
honey extracting equipment, milk cooler, and museum information.
The Museum will re-open to
the public: Sunday,
April 1, 2012
10 AM
2011 EVENTS:
May 23 -
May Day Celebrations and May Day Parade
* 12 entries in the Fort Langley Parade;
* 1/4 scale Case steam engine operating;
* many operating equipment displays.
June 5 - Model "A" Day At The Museum
* Three car clubs displaying their vehicles;
* many operating equipment
displays.
June 11 - Display
at Langley Bull Test Station
* Dairy exhibit at the “last one ever”
West Gen Auction and Dairy Producers Picnic in Milner. 10
AM – 2 PM
July 1 –
Canada Day Celebrations
*
the Museum welcomed over 1800 visitors
and treated them to wide range of operating machinery and
unique refreshments.
July 9 - Display at Historic Stewart Farm
* tractor & buggy on display for
Pioneer
Day;
July 17 –
Historic Milner Chapel 125th Anniversary
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Display of
historic Milner artifacts from the Museum.
July 23 – Otter Co-op
Museum Day
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Otter Co-op
(Fraser Highway & 248 St) parking
lot from 10 AM – 2 PM;
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Tractor – carriage – pioneer life
artifacts – miniature horses -
stationary engines – Museum information;
* Hot dog and pop sales.
August 1 –
BC Day Celebrations
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The Fraser Valley “G” Scale
Friends will set up tracks and run model trains, some steam and some
electric;
* Miniature horses will be on display, as well as Aldor Acres rabbits for the kids to see;
* Demonstrations of wool carding, spinning, knitting, and weaving on the
Museum loom;
* Rope making and knot tying demonstrations;
* Take your photo in our “old farm buggy”;
* 12 Noon to 2PM, free coffee and Timbits from Tim Horton’s
Cruiser;
* Some of our more interesting Stationary Engines will be
operating and our volunteers will tell you all about them;
* The Dempster Windmill will be pumping water;
* We will sell Orange flavoured drinks and coffee
for the old-fashioned price of 25 Cents per cup;
* The popular “Scavenger Hunt” will be available for families
to enjoy.
September 5 –
Old And New Day
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Admission by donation.
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This is a family event where you will see the
“antique” item displayed beside the “modern” version!
* Do you know what today’s version of the McLaughlin Carriage is?
Come and see!
* Langley’s “newest” fire truck and Langley’s “oldest” fire truck.
* “OLD” tractors are shown beside “NEW” tractors.
* Model A as well as Model T and other vintage cars will
be on exhibit.
* Free Tim Horton’s coffee and donuts from noon to 2 pm.
* Fresh corn and pop sale.
September 17 & 18 - Country
Celebration
* See Museum artifacts at Campbell Valley Regional Park
including
several running antique tractors and a horse carriage;
* Have your
picture taken with these unique units.
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DISPLAYS:
A "Sail Reaper" will
cut as
much ______ as six laborers working with scythes or as much as 24 could
cut with sickles.
What does it cut?
Visit the Museum and get the answer!
Also, you can see:
- The famous B.C. high-cut plow
- Historical photos
- Blacksmith shop
- Windmills and pumps
- Beekeeping equipment
- Egg grading equipment
- Steam engines and tractors
- Binders and threshing machines
- B.C.'s first crop dusting plane
-
Large
collection of stationary engines
-
A rare 2
headed calf
-
Early
logging equipment
-
100
pieces of antique barbed wire
-
Horse harness and photos
-
Dairy equipment including churns, separators, and
a horse-drawn
"milk wagon"
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