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Ernest and Melba Cook, one of the earliest families in Garden Home

Posted on April 30, 2024 by gardenhomehistoryproject

Submitted by Louise (Cook) Jones, April 2024 Our parents Melba and Ernest Cook, with daughter Patti who was born in 1939, moved to Garden Home in 1941. Their house was second from the corner off Garden Home Road, at 8107 … 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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Cafeteria favorites

Posted on May 19, 2021 by gardenhomehistoryproject

When the Garden Home School opened in 1912, students brought their lunches or went home for lunch. Later Mrs. Merrill made the main dish at home, loaded it into a little red wagon and pulled it to school. Later benches … Continue reading →

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August 13, 2016 Beaverton High and Garden Home School Reunion

Posted on September 5, 2016 by GHHP

On August 13, 2016, about a hundred former students joined us for the Beaverton High and Garden Home School Reunion on a lovely summer day, outside, under the covered play area at the old Garden Home school, now the The Garden … Continue reading →

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Partlow-Kickbusch Home

Posted on April 16, 2015 by GHHP

[Update April 2017: the home has been demolished to make way for a new set of homes.] This history was written by Louise Jones, based on phone conversations with Diann (Dede) Lynn Partlow Porcelli, in response to queries regarding the … Continue reading →

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Veterans of Garden Home

Posted on March 13, 2015 by GHHP

These stories were collected from veterans attending our May 17, 2014 event at the Garden Home Recreation Center celebrating Armed Forces Day (click here to see all the photos from that event) and our November 10, 2018 event celebrating Veteran’s Day … Continue reading →

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Baseball in Garden Home

Posted on March 13, 2014 by GHHP

Baseball narrative posted on the History Board in 2014, featuring baseball in historic Garden Home. Ever since the playing fields appeared at the new Garden Home School in the early 1900s, ball players were there, with pick-up games, recess play, team … Continue reading →

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The Meeting Tree

Posted on January 6, 2012 by GHHP

History of Meeting Trees: Way back before streets and houses, the Meeting Tree was a notable tree, an easily identifiable tree in the landscape which served as a community gathering spot for social, political, or a place to solve community … Continue reading →

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