Train watercolors by Kent Haley

The community and the family of artist Kent Haley (obituary) were invited to the September 30 Installation Event of four watercolor train pictures on our Library’s wall for this Fall.

We invite you all to see the display in the Library. Use the library entrance in the south end of the Garden Home Recreation Center.

Garden Home Community Library
7475 SW Oleson Rd
Portland, OR, 97223
503-245-9932

Artist Kent Haley’s four lovely watercolors depict the Oregon Electric trains that went through Garden Home in early 1900s. These pictures came to us through Harold Gjerman, our “train man,” who has worked with us on train history. These four pictures are now installed along the computer wall, leading to the History Corner with the rotating displays of Garden Home history. Kent Haley’s family and others joined us for this installation.

Event Photos

Ron McCoy, Director at large, National Railway Historical Society admiring the watercolors

Ron McCoy and Elaine Shreve talk about the display cabinet

Library Director Molly Carlisle greets the audience

Stan Houseman presenting the story behind the watercolors

Stan center, standing room only

John Pachella and Susan Houseman

Model trains, small trains depict OER railcars

One of the paintings on the new library display rail

Watercolor appears in the book – Northwest’s Own Railway

Haley grandson and Araminta Clevenger, age 5

A portion of the audience

Library Director Molly

Stan Houseman

Stan Houseman

Haley Family

About 14 members of the artist Kent Haley’s large interesting family brought more pictures and train memorabilia for us to view. And a possible first for us all: The event was live streamed to a couple family members in Italy! The event was standing room only, and we admit we were noisier than usual. It was lots of fun.

• Ellen Walton (daughter)
• Rick Haley (son)
• Rick Haley (son), Ellen Haley, and James Haley (grandson) brought the model trains
• James Haley (grandson)
• Dorothy Haley and Bob Haley (nephew)
• Louise Haley and Tom Skyler (niece)
• Andy Haley (great nephew)
• Ted Haley (great nephew), Lindsey Haley, Sebastian Haley (great-great nieces and nephew)
• Becky and Brandon Clevenger and Araminta Clevenger

Other Guests

Other guests included people from our Garden Home History Board of Directors, and community people. We were very honored to have Ron McCoy, Director at large of the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society and his partner, Christopher Bauers, also a member of the Railway Historical Society.

Thanks

Library Director Molly Carlisle, staff Bakul Godbole, and Casey Landau in her train hat for children’s activities

Stan Houseman

Thanks to Stan Houseman for managing this gift. Thanks also to Molly Carlisle, our Library Director, who has worked with us to develop our History Corner at the library. Thanks to Casey Landau (in the engineer’s hat) for providing the children’s train activities, and to Bakul Godbole for working through the overflow audience to get the library books filed.