Category Archives: People

Remembering the Tate family

Posted on November 21, 2012 by GHHP

Shirley Dickson remembers the Tate family who lived next door on Shirley Lane. A couple of things about Toad Tate. As you probably know, that was the nickname for Lyle Jr,. It was something about how he liked to swim. … Continue reading →

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Lyle “Toad” Tate

Posted on November 21, 2012 by GHHP

The following story about Lyle Tate is reprinted from the Nov. 11, 1997 Oregonian newspaper. The author Norm Maves, Jr. and the Oregonian newspaper has given permission for this reprinting. Lyle Tate lived at 7560 SW Shirley Lane, near the intersection, … Continue reading →

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Clark Martin

Posted on October 22, 2012 by GHHP

Having read Colin Lamb’s entry I thought I would add a little. I was at Garden Home for all of elementary (1950-1958) and lived at 7280 SW 77th through high school. My father, Plez Martin taught at Garden Home for 2-3 years while … Continue reading →

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Dickson Family

Posted on October 22, 2012 by GHHP

Shirley Dickson The Ken Dickson family lived in the older two-story blue house on Oleson Road at Shirley Lane. Mr. T.E. Hills lived in this house, now 7730 SW Oleson Road, back in the early 1900s. His obituary says he … Continue reading →

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Sally Peyton Ford

Posted on September 21, 2012 by GHHP

Ralph O. Peyton family, Sally Peyton Ford, September 2012 You may have turned into Peyton Road and then Griffin Drive when going north on Oleson Road, across from Arranmore, and wondered how these roads got named. Two brothers, Ralph Oscar Peyton and … Continue reading →

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Aaron Frank Farm

Posted on June 22, 2012 by GHHP

See also: Remembering Gerry Frank. Gerry Frank Aaron Frank home article in Sunset Magazine, 1929 Aaron M. Frank bought property out in the country in the early 1920s so he would have adequate land for his family’s horses near the Oregon … Continue reading →

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Henry Sturtevant Family

Posted on June 21, 2012 by GHHP

Henry and Carol Sturtevant and their three children Carol Jean, Bob and Nancy moved to Garden Home in 1946. They lived at 7575 SW 87th Ave., just south of Garden Home Road on 87th, previously called Westgard. They purchased the home from … Continue reading →

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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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Mathew Patton

Posted on January 21, 2012 by GHHP

Mathew Patton (Nov 15, 1805 to Sep 17, 1892) was the father of John Patton (Mar 27, 1821 to Dec 23, 1864) and grandfather of Polly Philena Patton Oleson (Jan 19, 1856 to Oct 11, 1934), wife of the “original” … Continue reading →

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