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Tag Archives: Jager
Lumen H. Nichols and Ann M. Nichols
The circa 1890s photo of the first general store and post office in Garden Home shows Mr. Lumen H. Nichols standing against the picket fence. The building has a cough remedy poster and a typical “Wanted” poster attached to … Continue reading
Posted in Early History, People
Tagged Crescent Grove, Jager, Nichols, post office, Throckmorton store, Upchurch, White store
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Memoir of Dorothy Lois Upchurch (1919-2009)
This story about the Upchurch family was sent to us by Dorinda Troutman, from her home in Hamilton, Montana. Her mother Dorothy Lois Upchurch Hogue Bates was a teenager and young woman when her parents Theresa Boyd Upchurch and her … Continue reading
Posted in Memoirs, People
Tagged Jager, Meier & Frank, Nichols, T.E. Hills, Throckmorton store, Troutman, Upchurch, White store
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Garden Home Post Office
History of the Garden Home Post Office By Elaine Shreve According to the book, Oregon Post Offices, 1847-19821, the Garden Home Post Office was first established March 6, 1882. It was then discontinued or had a change of designation on January 31, … Continue reading
Posted in Early History, Historic Events, Places
Tagged Jager, Nelson, Nichols, post office, Scherner, Throckmorton store, Upchurch
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History of Garden Home written by students in 1962
The following Garden Home history was written by seventh grade students in 1962. It was apparently presented publicly by the PTA at a Founder’s Day event, 1964. We have an original quite faded copy with the name Dorothy Meisner at … Continue reading
Posted in Early History, Homes, Memoirs, School
Tagged Garden Home School, Jager, Johnson, Marugg, Nichols, Red & White Store, Throckmorton store, trains, White store
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The Newton Boys
The Newtons: Growing Up With Garden Home Gladys and Albert Newton and their seven boys moved to Garden Home in the early fall of 1935. Their eldest, Donal McIntosh, Gladys’ son by a previous marriage, was in his last years at … Continue reading
Posted in Memoirs, People
Tagged Jaeger, Jager, Johnson, Newton, Porshman, Throckmorton store
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Apr 9, 2011 Crescent Grove Cemetery Tour
The tour will take about one hour. Wear good walking shoes. You’ll hear stories about Margaret Scherner, one of the early Postmistresses. Also the Nichols who developed the first store in the early 1900s and the sad story of their … Continue reading
Oct 16, 2010 Crescent Grove Cemetery Tour
Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010 at 1 PM The Garden Home History Project will be conducting a tour of the historic Crescent Grove Cemetery on S.W. Greenburg Road next to Washington Square. The cemetery was established in 1852, and is the oldest … Continue reading