Author Archives: GHHP

Stanley Marugg

Posted on October 30, 2015 by GHHP

The old Marugg hay barn, off of south Oleson Road, was the local hang-out for Garden Home kids in the 1930s and 1940s.  Hay bales could be pulled around and stacked into all sorts of forts and tunnels.  Joanne Day … Continue reading →

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Lynn McMullin Abstom and Charleen McMullin Oberst (sisters)

Posted on October 9, 2015 by GHHP

We were playmates with Ross Fogelquist, Richard Olson, Beth Olson and Deanna Roshak. I must have been 8 or 10 years old in the early 1950s. We kids built the town of “Joseph” in the Olson back yard. It was … Continue reading →

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Yvonne Brod 

Posted on October 9, 2015 by GHHP

I was a PE teacher at Montclair Elementary School from 1975 to 1999.   In 1982 when Garden Home School closed, I remember there was a lot of pressure on the families who had to move their kids to Montclair and Raleigh … Continue reading →

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Fall 2015 News

Posted on September 13, 2015 by GHHP

Welcome to our website about historic Garden Home. In the People and Places pages, you’ll find over a hundred stories and several hundred photos of vintage Garden Home and residents attending our events. We are saddened to report Mildred Steven’s death. … Continue reading →

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Jan Fredrickson

Posted on September 11, 2015 by GHHP

“Wormwood Manor” is located at 6995 SW 78th and has always intrigued us: large property, an official name, a logo interpreted throughout the property and an air of a country estate. Jan Fredrickson was born and brought home to this … Continue reading →

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Washington County Oral History Project

Posted on July 15, 2015 by GHHP

June 2015: The Washington County Oral History project, funded through Pacific University, has been completed. I have worked with them to include the oral histories on our website.  Cynthia Lopez has been the administrator of the project which ceased on … Continue reading →

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Summer 2015 News

Posted on July 15, 2015 by GHHP

We’re having a warm summer with record breaking heat in the upper 90s. These photos from John & Marie Pacella’s big garden. We’ve overhauled the website! We migrated to the WordPress platform with a whole new look and feel. We hope you … Continue reading →

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Bulletin Board Stories

Posted on June 4, 2015 by GHHP

Our History Board at the Garden Home Recreation Center features a changing display of historic Garden Home stories. All of these stories can be found on our website. Virginia Vanture created these boards for several years. Louise Cook Jones is … Continue reading →

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Partlow-Kickbusch Home

Posted on April 16, 2015 by GHHP

[Update April 2017: the home has been demolished to make way for a new set of homes.] This history was written by Louise Jones, based on phone conversations with Diann (Dede) Lynn Partlow Porcelli, in response to queries regarding the … Continue reading →

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The Closing of Garden Home Elementary School

Posted on March 20, 2015 by GHHP

Garden Home Elementary may have been newer than McKay or Raleigh Hills elementary schools, and there is no doubt that it played a crucial role in making our cross-roads community a memorable part of eastern Washington County. It had a … Continue reading →

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