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Category Archives: Events
November 5, 2016 Bell Ringing at Lamb’s Garden Home Market
On November 5, 2016, we held another bell ringing at Lamb’s Garden Home Market (Thriftway). Many people had fun ringing the historic bell in the clock tower. This bell was first installed in the old Community Church at the corner … Continue reading
April 2017 News
Welcome to our website about historic Garden Home. In the People and Places pages, you’ll find over a hundred stories and over a thousand photos of vintage Garden Home and residents attending our events. Upcoming Events During the month of March, visit … Continue reading
1903 Halloween night slaying on “the Garden Home road”
We recently posted a story about the other Garden Home road discussing how the moniker of Garden Home road used to refer to the route of SW Broadway Drive to SW Patton Road to SW Shattuck Road to SW Oleson … Continue reading
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Tagged Bauman, Burkhardt, Fuller, Hayward, Murder, SW Garden Home Rd
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August 13, 2016 Beaverton High and Garden Home School Reunion
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
CENTURY HOMES: Sasha Kaplan and Matt Miner
Address: 7430 SW 76th Avenue Originally Built: 1910 Original Owners: Margaret and Peter Bettendorf Built in 1910, this house would qualify as an example of a suburban home built for a family at the turn of the century. It is … Continue reading
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Tagged Bettendorf, Century Homes, Event, Kaplan, Miner, SW 76th Ave
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CENTURY HOMES: Pat and Andy Dignan
Address: 7117 SW Hunt Club Lane Originally Built: 1911 Original Owners: F.A. Martin Built in 1911, the Craftsman style house was one of four original homes built in what is now known as the Hunt Club area. Once a center … Continue reading
July 2016 News
Welcome to our website about historic Garden Home. In the People and Places pages, you’ll find over a hundred stories and hundreds of photos of vintage Garden Home and residents attending our events. Upcoming Event – August 13 Reunion Join us … Continue reading
CENTURY HOMES: Tom and Catherine Lekas
Address: 7225 SW Hunt Club Lane Originally Built: 1910 Original Owners: Ambrose & May Warden Cronin The most recent home to be designated as a Century Home was the home of Catherine and Tom Lekas. This house was built for an … Continue reading
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Tagged Century Homes, Cronin, Event, Hunt Club, Jacobberger, Lekas, News
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April 2016 News
Welcome to our website about historic Garden Home. In the People and Places pages, you’ll find over a hundred stories and hundreds of photos of vintage Garden Home and residents attending our events. Upcoming Events We begin each regular meeting with a … Continue reading
November 14, 2015 Historic Bell Ringing
We all had a great time ringing the huge 1918 historic bell from the original Garden Home Community Church, now housed in the tower at the entry of Lamb’s Thriftway in Garden Home. Displays of Garden Home History and the … Continue reading
Rummer Homes
By Stan Houseman My wife, Susan, and I live in a Rummer-built home coming up on our 9 year anniversary. Our prior home was also built in the early 60s and was also a one story Mid Century Modern home. … Continue reading
May 17, 2014 Armed Forces Day celebration
On May 17, 2014, the Garden Home History Project hosted a celebration of Armed Forces Day at the Garden Home Recreation Center. The event included a formal color guard presentation by the Aloha American Legion Post, introductions of attending veterans … Continue reading
Oct 20, 2012 Centennial Celebration of Garden Home School opening
What fun we had at our Centennial Celebration of the opening of Garden Home School in 1912! Classmates, displays, coffee and donuts, lunch sandwich rolls, transcriber table, slides and photos of school classes, brief program and FUN filled the gymnasium. … Continue reading
June 2012 Fogelquist and the Unitarian Church, Open Houses
A special invitation from Ross Fogelquist and the Unitarian Fellowship to enjoy these historical buildings. Presentations at 1, 2, and 3 pm. Parking at both buildings, can walk from one to the other. More information, see Newsletters: Spring 2012 Garden … Continue reading
Garden Home Community United Methodist Church’s Historic Bell
The bell in Lamb’s Thriftway in Garden Home has the following description on a bronze plaque: THIS BELL WAS FIRST INSTALLED IN THE GARDEN HOME COMMUNITY CHURCH. IT WAS LOCATED at S.W. 71st AND GARDEN HOME ROAD IN 1918. IN … Continue reading
Sep 24, 2011 Centennial anniversary of the first Garden Home class for school children
Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011: We’ll be celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first Garden Home class for school children, beginning at 10 am. In 1911 the class was held upstairs in Chris Jager’s store, now the Dairy Queen corner. The original Garden Home … Continue reading
May 18, 2011 Evening at the Old Cannery
Photos from the Evening at the Old Cannery event held May 18, 2011.
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
Nov 8, 2010 Garden Home History Project Meeting
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2010 Garden Home Recreation Center, 6 pm AGENDA: 1. Sharing desserts made from vintage recipes and memoirs. Bring something if you’d like! 2. Viewing vintage photos that tell the stories about Garden Home. With commentary. 3. Discussing how we might celebrate the 100th year … Continue reading
