Category Archives: Memoirs

Memoirs written by residents

History of the early Patton family

Posted on April 23, 2016 by GHHP

Ole Oleson and his wife, Polly Philena Patton Oleson were early pioneers in Garden Home. They owned a number of properties in the north Oleson Road area. They had one son and seven daughters who married into various Schalk, Wolf, Stark, … Continue reading →

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Living on Maplewood Road

Posted on April 22, 2016 by GHHP

Growing up in Maplewood meant that we rode the “Blue Bus”, Tualatin Valley Stages- either Garden Home – Maplewood, or Garden Home –Metzger. My family lived on the southwest end of Maplewood, which was the closest to Garden Home. In … Continue reading →

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The Otto Arndt Story

Posted on February 22, 2016 by GHHP

This complete biography of Otto Arndt and his family was submitted to us by Donna Oliver, his daughter, 2016. Donna gave us the huge cache of aerial photos and negatives of Garden Home and Washington County towns that her father, … Continue reading →

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Memories of the Old Community Church

Posted on January 11, 2016 by GHHP

We were pleased to receive the following stories from Dan Nebert and his sister Rosella Nebert Grafton concerning their memories of the old Community Church which was on Garden Home Road and Royal (now 71st), where the one-story professional building … Continue reading →

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Yvonne Brod 

Posted on October 9, 2015 by GHHP

I was a PE teacher at Montclair Elementary School from 1975 to 1999.   In 1982 when Garden Home School closed, I remember there was a lot of pressure on the families who had to move their kids to Montclair and Raleigh … Continue reading →

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