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Dairies of Garden Home

This article examines the dairies in the greater Garden Home area: Recollections of area dairies Alpenrose Dairy (Cadonau) Shattuck Dairy (Gertsch) Von Bergen Dairy Fanno Creek Dairy (Feldman) Garden Home Dairy (Marugg) Hoffman Balmer Dairy Schallberger Dairy Fulton Park Dairy … Continue reading

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Doc Hickman

[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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Andreas and Magdelana Von Bergen Dairy

Richard Roth and Madeline Benner fondly recall visiting their grandparent’s farm home in Garden Home in the 1930s and 40s. They would travel from their home on Mt. Tabor downtown and then by train out to Garden Home and then … Continue reading

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