Category Archives: Early History

Early history of Garden Home prior to 1900.

The Hetlesater Family

Posted on November 22, 2011 by GHHP

Our grandfather, Dr. Reinert Hetlesater, moved from South Dakota to Garden Home, Oregon, about 1910 with his wife, Clara Nash Hetlesater, and two young daughters, Jennie and Marion. The girls had been exposed to tuberculosis, and he wanted them to be able to spend … Continue reading →

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Andreas and Magdelana Von Bergen Dairy

Posted on October 23, 2010 by GHHP

Richard Roth and Madeline Benner fondly recall visiting their grandparent’s farm home in Garden Home in the 1930s and 40s. They would travel from their home on Mt. Tabor downtown and then by train out to Garden Home and then … Continue reading →

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