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Thursday, September 24th, 2009

7th Generation

Rena Jones
Oregon City

by Rena Jones,
Lake Oswego, OR
I am a 7th generation Oregonian. I have grandchildren who are 9th generation. My Grandfather of many greats was Philander Lee who was with General Canby when they came upon Canby Oregon. There is a school in Canby, OR that is named after Philander. I also am [...]



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Thursday, September 24th, 2009

Dreams can come true!

Mary Donnelly
Rogue River

by Mary Donnelly
Rogue River, OR
It was a hot summer day in 1977. Kevin and I had left my uncles home in Corvallis and were heading back to his brother’s “new” place on the top of Cove road in Ashland. We had just helped them move from Southern California to get away from the [...]



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Thursday, September 24th, 2009

Shearar’s Bridge Hotel at the Bridge

Marie Barton
Shearar's Bridge

by Marie Barton
Portland, OR
My Great Grandparents, Elizabeth and John Taylor, ran the Shearar’s Bridge Hotel, stage stop and Post Office in the early part of the 1900’s. (John Taylor’s parents came to the USA about 1850 and ran the Gridley Hotel in California.)
The Shearar’s Bridge Hotel was built by the Sherar family about 1871, [...]



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Thursday, September 24th, 2009

Fishing in Oregon Volcanoes

Jennie Fitzhugh
Central Oregon

by Jennie Fitzhugh
Portland, OR
Northwest women tend to out-fish all other folks. That’s just the way it goes. So I decided to make it a bit more challenging by asking my friend Jess to help me make the transition from the hook and bait method (earthworms dug up after a rainstorm, in case you were wondering), [...]



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Thursday, September 24th, 2009

Martin Hoekstre’s Oregon Story


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Shared with Oregon 150 at the 2009 Oregon State Fair
Martin Hoekstre
Dallas, OR
Martin Hoekstre’s Oregon Story



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Thursday, September 24th, 2009

Hubert Kinder’s Oregon Story


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Shared with Oregon 150 at the 2009 Oregon State Fair
Hubert Kinder
Woodburn, OR
Hubert Kinder’s Oregon Story



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Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

William Minor’s Oregon Story


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Shared with Oregon 150 at the 2009 Oregon State Fair
William Minor
Salem, OR
William Minor’s Oregon Story



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Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

John Lind’s Oregon Story


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Shared with Oregon 150 at the 2009 Oregon State Fair
John Lind
Portland, OR
John Lind’s Oregon Story



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Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

David Espinoza’s Oregon Story


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Shared with Oregon 150 at the 2009 Oregon State Fair
David Espinoza
Salem, OR
David Espinoza’s Oregon Story



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Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

William Parks’s Oregon Story


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Shared with Oregon 150 at the 2009 Oregon State Fair
William Parks
Salem, OR
William Parks’s Oregon Story



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Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

Marilyn Rickert’s Oregon Story


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Shared with Oregon 150 at the 2009 Oregon State Fair
Marilyn Rickert
Dallas, OR
Marilyn Rickert’s Oregon Story



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