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Kit Bowen Chapter Three

Posted on May 28, 2024 by gardenhomehistoryproject

[This third installment by Kit Bowen was submitted to us via gardenhomehistory@gmail.com on April 28th, 2024. Thanks for this new chapter, Kit! You can read Kit’s first chapter Kit Bowen and his second chapter Wobbling Into My Past by Kit Bowen.] The Portland Golf … Continue reading →

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Jewel Beck Lansing obituary

Posted on May 28, 2024 by gardenhomehistoryproject

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 →

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May 2024 UPDATE – Garden Home History

Posted on May 5, 2024 by gardenhomehistoryproject

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 →

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Ernest and Melba Cook, one of the earliest families in Garden Home

Posted on April 30, 2024 by gardenhomehistoryproject

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 →

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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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