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- Visit the notable Rich and Charold Baer rose garden in Garden Home
- March 2024 UPDATE – Garden Home History
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Jewel Beck Lansing obituary
Jewel and Ron Lansing were important community members who lived up Garden Home Road. Jewel was elected as the Auditor for Multnomah County and City of Portland in the 1970s and 1980s. Her obituary shares many of her achievements and … Continue reading
May 2024 UPDATE – Garden Home History
In this edition: Rich and Charold Baer rose garden in Garden Home, and Ernest and Melba Cook. Hello to our Garden Home History Friends – Spring is here with its lovely sun and of course, a few days of rain … Continue reading
Ernest and Melba Cook, one of the earliest families in Garden Home
Submitted by Louise (Cook) Jones, April 2024 Our parents Melba and Ernest Cook, with daughter Patti who was born in 1939, moved to Garden Home in 1941. Their house was second from the corner off Garden Home Road, at 8107 … Continue reading
Visit the notable Rich and Charold Baer rose garden in Garden Home
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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