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May 2024 UPDATE – Garden Home History

Posted on May 5, 2024 by gardenhomehistoryproject

In this edition: Rich and Charold Baer rose garden in Garden Home, and Ernest and Melba Cook. Hello to our Garden Home History Friends – Spring is here with its lovely sun and of course, a few days of rain … Continue reading →

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Firlock Lane

Posted on February 10, 2023 by gardenhomehistoryproject

Firlock Lane (now SW 78th Avenue) was a major street in Garden Home, especially after 1908 when the Oregon Electric trains came. Firlock Lane ran from Garden Home Road north to the railroad tracks, where the Firlock Station shed stood … Continue reading →

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Glenn and Isolda Rooper Steele

Posted on August 18, 2019 by GHHP

Glenn (1895-1989) and Isolda Rooper Steele (1896-1986) In 1937, Glenn and Isolda Steele relocated to Garden Home from Antelope, Oregon. Isolda worked at the Garden Home School preparing lunches for the children and staff in the late 1930s, 1940s and … Continue reading →

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