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Category Archives: Historic Events
Development of SW Multnomah Boulevard
Editor: This story, written by Lowell Swanson, was first printed in the Multnomah Historical Society’s Winter 2005 newsletter. The story was retrieved for us by Tim Lyman, their Chair, and is printed with his permission. It validates the date and … Continue reading
Photos from the Washington County Museum
We recently acquired a trove of historical photos of Garden Home courtesy of the Washington County Museum. We’re still working on stories for some of these photos, but we’re too exicited about them to not share them immediately.
Posted in Early History, Historic Events, People, School
Tagged Garden Home School, trains, Washington County Museum
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Miles Lowell Edwards, Heart Valve Inventor
The long low industrial building at 6611 SW Multnomah Boulevard, now the home of Power Plumbing, was formerly a research lab where the famed Starr-Edwards heart valve was developed by M. Lowell Edwards and Dr. Albert Starr. From the entry … Continue reading
Chronology of the Beaverton High School physical buildings
Below are excerpts from an extensive chronology of Beaverton High School by Lisa Sandmire, derived from past issues of the Beaverton High newspaper, The Hummer, and other historical sources. Click here for a detailed chronology of events and happenings at Beaverton High … Continue reading
The other “Garden Home Road”
While searching the University of Oregon’s 1846-2015 database of Oregon newspapers for interesting Garden Home stories, we stumbled across a tragic story on the front page of the November 2, 1903 Morning Oregonian (PDF) about a 1903 Halloween-night slaying near Bertha…on the … Continue reading
Posted in Early History, Historic Events
Tagged Bauman, Burkhardt, Gertsch, maps, Millers Ferry Rd, Nichols, SW Garden Home Rd, SW Oleson Rd, SW Patton Rd, SW Scholls Ferry Rd, SW Shattuck Rd
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Baseball in Garden Home
Baseball narrative posted on the History Board in 2014, featuring baseball in historic Garden Home. Ever since the playing fields appeared at the new Garden Home School in the early 1900s, ball players were there, with pick-up games, recess play, team … Continue reading
Garden Home Post Office
History of the Garden Home Post Office By Elaine Shreve [2019 Update: The historic Post Office safe from the 1968-1992 location was recently found and relocated to the Garden Home Growlers inside the Garden Home Market Place.] Brief history of … Continue reading
Posted in Early History, Historic Events, Places
Tagged Jager, Nelson, Nichols, post office, Scherner, Throckmorton store, Upchurch
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The Garden Home Community Library Association
Garden Home Community Library Association is incorporated as a 501(c)3 non-profit public benefit corporation with the purpose of operating and supporting the mission of the Garden Home Community Library. The Board carries full legal responsibility for the nonprofit corporation and … Continue reading
Bob Feldman
Update: Bob passed away February 22, 2016. Click here to read his obituary. Back in the 1940s, you might have seen young Bob Feldman riding his bike home from Garden Home School precariously toting a pail of slop from the cafeteria to … Continue reading
Posted in Dairies, Historic Events, Memoirs, People
Tagged Feldman, golf, SW 78th Ave, SW Garden Home Rd, trains
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