Category Archives: Memoirs

Memoirs written by residents

Don Smith

Posted on March 22, 2012 by GHHP

[Editor’s note: Don passed away in April, 2022, read his obituary here.] March 29, 2010, Rev. 2012 Don Smith is a retired golf pro who worked at the Portland Golf Club, Golf Land, Eastmoreland Golf course and at the national … Continue reading →

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Doc Hickman

Posted on January 22, 2012 by GHHP

[Editor: Doc’s wife Linda called to tell us that Doc had died in February, 2023, (no obituary). Doc’s story below is one of my favorites, full of Garden Home history…and fun! And the photo of the kids and the big … Continue reading →

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Donna Oleson Nylander

Posted on December 21, 2011 by GHHP

Donna Oleson Nylander lives in the Kinton area south of Beaverton. She is the daughter of Oleta and Alden Ole Oleson, born Feb 8, 1916. Oleta and Alden had four children: Larry Alden Oleson (deceased), Donna Rae Oleson Nylander, Robert Wesley Lee Oleson and … Continue reading →

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Jack Steele

Posted on November 21, 2011 by GHHP

[Update: Jack passed away on December 26, 2014. His obituary appears at the end of this article.] In the 1940s and 50s, Jack and his 6 siblings lived at 8085 S. W. 87th Ave. which was then called Westgard. This … Continue reading →

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Hal Pallay

Posted on October 24, 2011 by GHHP

My great-grandfather, Morris Pallay and my great-grandmother, Fannie, lived in Garden Home when I was a child. The house they lived in was built in 1915 on the south side of Garden Home Road between what is now SW 83nd and 84rd … Continue reading →

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