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Visit the notable Rich and Charold Baer rose garden in Garden Home

Posted on March 28, 2024 by gardenhomehistoryproject

Roses, beautiful roses, over 1,000 roses in Rich and Charold Baer’s rose garden here in Garden Home! They both grew up in Ohio and moved here when Dr. Charold Baer accepted a position as the Chair of the Adult Health … Continue reading →

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March 2024 UPDATE – Garden Home History

Posted on February 29, 2024 by gardenhomehistoryproject

In this edition: The Big Freeze of January 2024, February 2024 Gazette newsletter, Alpenrose property turned over to developers, Our History Corner, Garden Home Community Library – Garden Home Cooks, Early 1900s, Kit Bowen, Chapter Two, Memorial for former Garden … Continue reading →

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Don Dunbar obituary

Posted on February 25, 2024 by gardenhomehistoryproject

April 3, 1927 to January 31, 2024 Donald Ferguson Dunbar was born April 3, 1927, in his parents’ Buckhorn ranch home, Condon, Ore., and passed away Jan. 31, 2024, at home in Bethany at the age of 96. Donald began … Continue reading →

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Wobbling Into My Past by Kit Bowen

Posted on February 20, 2024 by gardenhomehistoryproject

[Wobbling Into My Past by Kit Bowen was submitted to us via gardenhomehistory@gmail.com on February 1st, 2024. Thanks for this new chapter, Kit! You can read Kit’s first chapter Kit Bowen.] Obviously Thomas Wolfe had never been to Garden Home … Continue reading →

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November 2023 UPDATE – Garden Home History

Posted on November 6, 2023 by gardenhomehistoryproject

In this edition: Veterans Day bell ringing, History corner display, sports will be the next display’s theme. See the new posts on early Garden Home dairies, and Historic USGS aerial photography. Hello to our Garden Home History Friends – Good … Continue reading →

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October 2023 UPDATE – Garden Home History

Posted on October 12, 2023 by gardenhomehistoryproject

In this edition: Library display of Kent Haley watercolors depicting the Oregon Electric Railway – September 30, 2023, November is Indigenous People’s Month, Donors, History Corner Display, Garden Home History Timeline, Early Grocery and Retail Stores, In Memoriam: Patrick Michael … Continue reading →

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Early Grocery and Retail Stores of Garden Home

Posted on October 9, 2023 by gardenhomehistoryproject

This article examines the grocery and retail stores of early Garden Home: Nichols Store and Post Office Red Store White Store Red & White Store Feed & Seed Store Lamb’s Thriftway Tom Shreve, 2023. Nichols Store See Lumen H. Nichols and … Continue reading →

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Library display of Kent Haley watercolors depicting the Oregon Electric Railway – September 30, 2023

Posted on October 3, 2023 by gardenhomehistoryproject

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 … Continue reading →

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Patrick Michael “Pat” Cronin obituary

Posted on September 28, 2023 by gardenhomehistoryproject

August 16, 1941 to August 19, 2023 Patrick Michael “Pat” Cronin passed away peacefully at the age of 82, Aug. 19, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. He will be remembered as a longtime local business owner, family man, and … Continue reading →

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Garden Home History Timeline

Posted on September 22, 2023 by gardenhomehistoryproject

The history timeline is a fun and different way to explore the content we have on GardenHomeHistory.com. We hope you’ll stumble across something you haven’t seen before! Stan Houseman and Tom Shreve, 2023 Prior to 1900 The territory of the … Continue reading →

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