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Lumen H. Nichols and Ann M. Nichols

Posted on November 3, 2016 by GHHP

  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 →

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Memoir of Dorothy Lois Upchurch (1919-2009)

Posted on May 24, 2016 by GHHP

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 →

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History of Garden Home written by students in 1962

Posted on November 18, 2013 by GHHP

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 →

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Ruth Martin’s history of Garden Home (written 1959)

Posted on November 22, 2012 by GHHP

This history of Garden Home was written by Ruth Martin, wife of Plez Martin.  It was included in the Washington County Extension book of 1959 celebrating Oregon’s 100 years of statehood: A Centennial History of Washington County, Oregon. It is … Continue reading →

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