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August 25, 2018 Ice Cream Station at the Mini Market (photos)

Posted on October 1, 2018 by gardenhomehistoryproject

The Garden Home Recreation Center hosted a Mini-Market on August 25, 2018 with a variety of vendor booths, bouncy house, puppet show, and beer garden. The Garden Home History Project set up historical displays of Garden Home dairies and served … Continue reading →

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Ward Nelson – Garden Home memoir

Posted on September 12, 2018 by gardenhomehistoryproject

We moved to 7814 SW Occidental Avenue as it was called in those days, in 1947. Today it is 7170 SW 76th. My parents were Helene and Ward Nelson. We moved from Ardenwald, near Milwaukie, where my grandmother lived. Our … Continue reading →

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September 2018 News

Posted on August 22, 2018 by gardenhomehistoryproject

Welcome to our website about historic Garden Home. In the People and Places pages, you’ll find almost two hundred stories and over fifteen hundred photos of vintage Garden Home and residents attending our events. Upcoming Events Monday, October 8, 6:30pm – … Continue reading →

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August 2018 News

Posted on July 31, 2018 by gardenhomehistoryproject

Welcome to our website about historic Garden Home. In the People and Places pages, you’ll find almost two hundred stories and over fifteen hundred photos of vintage Garden Home and residents attending our events. News Passing of Curtis Tigard. At 109, … Continue reading →

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Patty Bonney and son Ken Woodard

Posted on July 20, 2018 by gardenhomehistoryproject

By Elaine Shreve, July 10, 2018 Patty Bonney brought her three children to Garden Home in 1960 when she married Bill Bonney. Patty, Ken, Keith and Carolyn all joined Bill in his home on two acres on SW Oleson Road … Continue reading →

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