Author Archives: GHHP

Swedish Bus Shelter

Posted on September 21, 2010 by GHHP

This unique bus shelter “A Little Bit of Sweden” sits across the street from Ross Fogelquist’s lovely home devoted to all things Swedish and Scandinavian. Ross had taken photos of similar bus shelters in Sweden and came home to work with … Continue reading →

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June 24, 2010 Picnic in the Park

Posted on June 25, 2010 by GHHP

JUNE 24, 2010   FROM 6 TO 8:00 pm Please join our Garden Home History Project people! Tell us your story!We’ll have a table set up and some vintage photos and other resources. Bring a lawn chair, a snack and drink. Probably pizza … Continue reading →

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Early Dairies by Pete Gertsch

Posted on June 22, 2010 by GHHP

Following is a brief history of the early dairy industry, written for his family by Pete Gertsch in 1970 or 1971. The Gertsch family established the Shattuck Dairy in the 1890’s just north of Garden Home Road and south of Vermont … Continue reading →

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Elizabeth Lambert Wood – A Garden Home Author

Posted on June 21, 2010 by GHHP

Elizabeth Lambert Wood was an early Oregon writer whose books were widely read during her lifetime. Binford and Mort, a Portland Publishing Company now located in Hillsboro, Oregon, published the books. Elizabeth was born in 1874, the ninth of ten … Continue reading →

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Aaron Frank home article in Sunset Magazine, 1929

Posted on April 25, 2010 by GHHP

This article, “A Gray-Shingled Home in the West”, was published in Sunset magazine in February 1929. This is a fascinating story of the Frank home, the decor and the lifestyle. Used with written permission from Sunset magazine, Sunset Publishing Corporation, Lorraine … Continue reading →

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Colin Lamb and the history of Lamb’s Garden Home Thriftway

Posted on April 21, 2010 by GHHP

April 22, 2010 by Colin Lamb My Dad, Forrest Lamb, developed the first Lamb’s Thriftway in 1957 on the northeast section of the Garden Home intersection. Dad and his brother Robert had started a grocery business, Lamb Brothers Market, in … Continue reading →

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Gerry Frank

Posted on April 5, 2010 by GHHP

[Editor: Gerry passed away in March 13, 2022 at the age of 98. See Remembering Gerry Frank. The Oregon Historical Society celebrated his 100th birthday on September 21, 2023.] By Gerry Frank, 2010 Our family home was in southwest Portland on … Continue reading →

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Oscar and Mary Olson

Posted on March 22, 2010 by GHHP

Interviewed March 2010. Oscar and Mary Olson have retired to a lovely complex, Mary’s Woods in Lake Oswego. They have fond memories of Garden Home, a place where they raised their family. They lived most of the time at 7380 S.W. 77th in … Continue reading →

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George and Mae Babbitt

Posted on February 21, 2010 by GHHP

Oral history interview done on Feb. 26, 2010 by Elaine Shreve George and Mae Babbitt moved to Garden Home in January of 1950. George served in the Army Air Force in WWII and moved to Oregon in a 1932 Ford … Continue reading →

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Feb 20, 2010 Researching House History

Posted on February 21, 2010 by GHHP

WORKSHOP ON RESEARCHING YOUR HOME OR STREET HISTORY Garden Home Community Recreation Center February 20, 2010 9:00 am – 12:00 noon Join us for a morning aimed at providing you with a means to develop a history of your Garden Home … Continue reading →

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