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Thursday, June 11th, 2009

“Born in Oregon…Covered Wagon to Michigan”

Kyle Haswell
near Umpqua River

by Kyle Haswell
Rochester Hills, MI
This poem was written in 1960 by my father’s only sister who helped as midwife when he was born in Oregon. He lived there only until he was 5 yrs old and then the family came to Michigan on a covered wagon in 1910 or so. He never made it back [...]



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Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

pioneer from Sweden

Len Edholm
Albany

by Len Edholm
West Linn, OR
My great-grandparents arrived from Goteborg, Sweden in the early 1880’s and settled in Illinois. They heard about free land in Oregon, and moved with 3 little babies (my grandpa was one of them) by wagon train to Albany, and homesteaded on 640 acres…3 more kids were born. My grandpa [...]



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Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

If you can’t speak English, It is the 1st Grade for you

Thurston Ohman
Atlantic Ocean to PowellValley School

by Thurston Ohman
Gresham, OR
My Grandfather (morfar), had made his way to the USA and found a place in Duluth, MN. He had graduated from the U. of Stockholm in Horticulture. My Grandmother (mormor), then caught a ship with the four children and headed for the USA. The year was 1918 and WWI [...]



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Monday, April 27th, 2009

New home in oregon with my dad

kevin
oregon city

By Kevin
Milwaukie, OR
When I first came to Oregon, I was only 8 years old ad I had just came from Mexico, where I had lived my whole life. I didn’t know English and it was like coming to a whole new world. The date was 8/18/02 and my mom needed to sign me up for [...]



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Saturday, April 18th, 2009

The Journey to Oregon

Ivan Ortiz-Bucio
Oregon

By Ivan, sixth grade
Hillsboro, OR
It was one long, hot day on the farm in Morelia, Mexico. My dad was planting crops when he realized his horse was too old and weak. They needed a horse to plant crops and make money. My dad and Uncle were thinking of [...]



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Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

The Story of W.A. Hunnell

Andrea Hunnell DuPree
Deschutes County

by Andrea Hunnell DuPree
Bend, OR
Hamilton County is in the far south eastern corner of Nebraska; also an area referred to as Farmers’ Valley. William Alfred Hunnell, more commonly known as Punk, was born at home on April 11, 1897 to Wilbur Xenia and Evelina Louise Hunnell, both nineteen years old. As the first [...]



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Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

Jo Davis’ Oregon Story

Jo Davis
Salem

Listen to Jo Davis’ Oregon Story, as told to Jill Severson on Statehood Day, February 14th, 2009.