SPECIAL PRESENTATION

The Oak Lodge History Detectives is CANCELLING it’s usual January meeting in lieu of the presentation “Families On The Ridge – The Oatfields and Thiessens”, being presented by Mike Schmeer on January 16th at the Oak Hills Presbyterian Church at 5101 S.E. Thiessen Road, at 7:00 P.M. At the invitation of the Oak Hills Presbyterian Church this will be a community presentation and all are invited.

 The earliest settlers to the Oak Lodge area filed their claims on the banks of the Willamette River. Later arrivals either had to file claims further from the river, or purchase land from someone else. The Oatfield and Thiessen families fall into the later category, settling on the ridge, and becoming highly repected residents in the area.

 Join us on January 16th and learn more about two prominent families that settled on the ridge and carved their names into our local history.

Happy New Year from OLHD!

Mike Schmeer

Chairman, Oak Lodge History Detectives