Author Archives: GHHP

May 2017 News

Posted on April 21, 2017 by GHHP

Welcome to our website about historic Garden Home. In the People and Places pages, you’ll find over a hundred stories and over a thousand photos of vintage Garden Home and residents attending our events. Upcoming Events May 8, 6:30 – 7:00 pm, … Continue reading →

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Dorothy McNamara Bastien and her writing group in Garden Home in the 1940s.

Posted on April 9, 2017 by GHHP

Dorothy McNamara Bastien, 1906-1985, and her husband Clarence lived in Garden Home in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Their home is now painted yellow and blue and is the first single family home, 7665 SW Oleson, south of the intersection, … Continue reading →

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Don Krom memoir

Posted on April 9, 2017 by GHHP

My parents were George and Harriet McNamara Krom.  My family moved from Wisconsin to Garden Home in 1946 when I was 3 years old.  We bought the house on 7 acres of fruit orchard which was located on the NE … Continue reading →

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November 5, 2016 Bell Ringing at Lamb’s Garden Home Market

Posted on February 5, 2017 by GHHP

On November 5, 2016, we held another bell ringing at Lamb’s Garden Home Market (Thriftway). Many people had fun ringing the historic bell in the clock tower.  This bell was first installed in the old Community Church at the corner … Continue reading →

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April 2017 News

Posted on January 19, 2017 by GHHP

Welcome to our website about historic Garden Home. In the People and Places pages, you’ll find over a hundred stories and over a thousand photos of vintage Garden Home and residents attending our events. Upcoming Events During the month of March, visit … Continue reading →

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