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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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