Category Archives: People

Visit the notable Rich and Charold Baer rose garden in Garden Home

Posted on March 28, 2024 by gardenhomehistoryproject

Roses, beautiful roses, over 1,000 roses in Rich and Charold Baer’s rose garden here in Garden Home! They both grew up in Ohio and moved here when Dr. Charold Baer accepted a position as the Chair of the Adult Health … Continue reading →

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Wobbling Into My Past by Kit Bowen

Posted on February 20, 2024 by gardenhomehistoryproject

[Wobbling Into My Past by Kit Bowen was submitted to us via gardenhomehistory@gmail.com on February 1st, 2024. Thanks for this new chapter, Kit! You can read Kit’s first chapter Kit Bowen.] Obviously Thomas Wolfe had never been to Garden Home … Continue reading →

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Kit Bowen

Posted on June 12, 2023 by gardenhomehistoryproject

We met Kit Bowen at the June 3, 2023 outdoor 40 Year Anniversary, sponsored by the Garden Home Community Library and the Garden Home Recreation Center. Kit was remembering his early life as a first and second grader at Garden … Continue reading →

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CENTURY HOMES: Robert Pearson

Posted on April 15, 2023 by gardenhomehistoryproject

Bob Pearson’s home at 6600 SW Garden Home Road was originally built in 1920. A brief summary of Garden Home in the 1920s is included at the end. In 1993, Bob Pearson moved into his 1920 home and set about … Continue reading →

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Lee, Zak, and Lois Hyslin, 8285 SW Garden Home Road

Posted on April 15, 2023 by gardenhomehistoryproject

The Hyslin property on Garden Home Road at SW 83rd Avenue resembles “old Garden Home.” According to County records, this large home was built in 1930, although the family suspects it might have been earlier. Zachary and Lee Hyslin have … Continue reading →

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