Category Archives: Email updates

Garden Home History Project Loses Board Member

Long-time Garden Home History Project board member, Jan Vern Fredrickson, passed away on December 31st, 2025. He was 71 years old. Jan entered this world on December 12th, 1954, to parents Vernon Eldur and Jeanette Marguerite (Jager) Fredrickson. He grew … Continue reading

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Another Goodbye

Tom Shreve, son of one of the founders of the Garden Home History Project, Elaine Shreve, died after a long battle with cancer on November 16, 2025. Tom was the person behind our website and provided us with other technological … Continue reading

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Sorrowful Goodbyes

The Garden Home History community has lost some good people over the last year or so. First, we lost Charles Vedder, husband of Garden Home History Project board member Sharon Vedder. Charlie was a long-time resident of Garden Home, moving … Continue reading

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June 2025 UPDATE – Garden Home History

In this edition: June 22 Meet and Greet at the Old Market Pub and Brewery, Display Cabinet – Women’s handiwork, Remembering John Vranizan, and Remembering Bob Rummer. Hello to our Garden Home History Friends –  We hope you are enjoying … Continue reading

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February 2025 UPDATE – Garden Home History

In this edition: 166th Birthday of the State of Oregon, Library Display Cabinet – Early Dairies of Garden Home, Dairies of Garden Home Hello to our Garden Home History Friends – We have been a bit under the weather but … Continue reading

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