Author Archives: GHHP

History of Garden Home written by students in 1962

Posted on November 18, 2013 by GHHP

The following Garden Home history  was written by seventh grade students  in 1962.  It was apparently presented publicly by the PTA at a Founder’s Day event, 1964.   We have an original quite faded copy with the name Dorothy Meisner at … Continue reading →

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1944 Crash of Lt. Robert Strong’s P-63 Kingcobra fighter plane

Posted on November 18, 2013 by GHHP

We had reports from a number of residents who lived in Garden Home in the 1940s of a fighter plane crash in Garden Home. They recall that they went to the crash site to try to find souvenirs or the … Continue reading →

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Nov 2013 News

Posted on November 14, 2013 by GHHP

Get your 2014 Historic Garden Home Calendar, a great gift for family and friends. This third edition of vintage photos and memoirs is about key events that changed life in Garden Home, such as the school, the trains, the horses, … Continue reading →

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Elizabeth Newton

Posted on October 22, 2013 by GHHP

I was born in 1953 and brought home to 7700 SW Alden. My parents were Malcolm and Adele Newton. I started school in 1959. I remember walking up to Lamb’s market center. There was an ice cream store where Baskin & Robbins is … Continue reading →

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Pat and Andy Dignan

Posted on September 22, 2013 by GHHP

See also: Patrick Dignan obituary (2021) Andy Dignan obituary (2022) CENTURY HOMES: Pat and Andy Dignan Hunt Club Childhood of Mike Norris, M.D. The Hunt Club, “Memories of Horsing Around Years” Hunt Club and Riding Academies Pat and Andy Dignan moved to their historic … Continue reading →

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