Category Archives: Events

Events organized by the Garden Home History Project

June 2012 Fogelquist and the Unitarian Church, Open Houses

Posted on June 14, 2012 by GHHP

A special invitation from Ross Fogelquist and the Unitarian Fellowship to enjoy these historical buildings.  Presentations at  1, 2, and 3 pm.  Parking at both buildings, can walk from one to the other.  More information, see Newsletters:  Spring 2012 Garden … Continue reading →

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Garden Home Community United Methodist Church’s Historic Bell

Posted on March 21, 2012 by GHHP

  The bell in Lamb’s Thriftway in Garden Home has the following description on a bronze plaque: THIS BELL WAS FIRST INSTALLED IN THE GARDEN HOME COMMUNITY CHURCH. IT WAS LOCATED  at S.W. 71st AND GARDEN HOME ROAD IN 1918. … Continue reading →

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Sep 24, 2011 Centennial anniversary of the first Garden Home class for school children

Posted on September 24, 2011 by GHHP

Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011: We’ll be celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first Garden Home class for school children, beginning at 10 am. In 1911 the class was held upstairs in Chris Jager’s store, now the Dairy Queen corner. The original Garden Home … Continue reading →

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May 18, 2011 Evening at the Old Cannery

Posted on May 19, 2011 by GHHP

Photos from the Evening at the Old Cannery event held May 18, 2011.

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Apr 9, 2011 Crescent Grove Cemetery Tour

Posted on April 19, 2011 by GHHP

The tour will take about one hour. Wear good walking shoes. You’ll hear stories about Margaret Scherner, one of the early Postmistresses. Also the Nichols who developed the first store in the early 1900s and the sad story of their … Continue reading →

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