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Change happens every day in our lives, our community, and in the universe. Without change life would be boring or even nonexistent. But our past, […]
Long before Fred Meyer established its presence in Oak Grove the property that it now occupies was owned by two separate land claim holders: Orrin […]
OLHD is saddened to have learned of the passing of Enid Briggs, an avid supporter and volunteer for the Milwaukie Museum along with her sister […]
The most frequently asked question received by OLHD is “can you tell me the history of my house?”. Unfortunately, our most frequent answer is “sorry, […]
Greetings! UPDATE: new date! January 8, 2022 at Noon If you’re interested in the history of Oak Lodge’s indigenous population prior to the arrival of […]
Greetings! For those interested in researching their house’s history: The Architectural Heritage Center is holding a four hour class on that topic on Saturday, Nov. 13th […]
There is an old adage that says, “You can’t really know where you are going until you know where you have been”. This applies to […]
Greetings! I just wanted to write to let everyone know that OLHD is STILL HERE! Though the Covid-19 Pandemic has taken the wind out of […]
Greetings! BREAKING NEWS! After operating as a simple grass roots neighborhood history group for the last eleven years OLHD was recently designated a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) […]
Greetings: In any other year October would be OLHD’s Annual Meeting, at which time memberships that are due would be renewed. This year Covid-19 has […]
Greetings! Generally, in the past, OLHD has held its “Annual Meeting” in October. However, just like so many other things, Covid-19 has changed all that. […]
Greetings: If you’ve ever thought that, perhaps, you’d like to try and preserve your unique or historic property into the future once you’ve “moved on” […]
OAK GROVE’S SKOOG FAMILY A few old timers from Oak Lodge may remember the Skoog family. Perhaps they went to school with a Skoog, or […]
OAK LODGE HISTORY DETECTIVES NO JUNE MEETING Greetings: In a normal year OLHD would be having a meeting the second Thursday in June. However, Covid-19 […]
Though we are not able to meet in person, are “Social Distancing” and staying safe at home, we can still enjoy our local history. The […]