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, like historic buildings, help tell our story of where we began and what to either repeat or do better in the future. Milwaukie Museum’s next Ledding Library Lecture Series entitled […]
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 Kellogg’s 1851 Donation Land Claim and George Crow’s 1850 Donation Land Claim. As a result of a complicated 1882 transaction involving John & Celia Fahy, Samuel & A.F. Stein, Charles […]
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 Adele Wilder. OLHD had the pleasure of interviewing the two sisters in 2011, which is available for viewing on a link in OLHD’s website, or directly via the OLHD YouTube […]
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, but no”. Only a handful of the thousands of older homes in the Oak Lodge area have had their history documented and recorded. Hundreds of others await a willing homeowner […]
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 the Europeans you may be interested in this online zoom presentation – sponsored by the Oak Lodge Governance Project: David G. Lewis, assistant professor in anthropology and Native studies at […]
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 at 10:00 a.m. The cost is $10 for non-members of the Architectural Heritage Center. This event is a virtual event, and is Part 1 of a four part series. See […]
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 some degree to a recent event that occurred in the Fair Oaks neighborhood in Oak Grove. In 1946 a woman named Alice T. Campbell platted Fair Oaks Addition, a subdivision […]
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 our sails, and completely interrupted our ability to continue studying our local history, research is still being done in the background – as much as can be done remotely. But […]
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) non-profit by the IRS. In March 2009 our group began with the invitation of several local history minded individuals to the home of Pat Kennedy to discuss the community’s local […]
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 changed all that. We have not had an in-person meeting since February 2020 and likely will not have one until well into 2021. Thus we’re all losing a year of […]
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. For safety’s sake we will not be holding an in-person meeting in October. In fact indications are that in-person gatherings may have to be delayed well into 2021. I’m not […]
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” this webinar might be something you’d be interested in. Conservation Easements are held by a preservation organization, and place certain restrictions on your property (which you can customize) which restrict […]
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 maybe they remember the family from Skoog’s Garage, or the Oak Grove Fire Dept. Originally from Sweden the Skoogs immigrated to the U.S. in 1866, eventually settling and homesteading in […]
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 has changed all that. Though Oregon is gradually starting to open up we are still experiencing new cases, and the majority of our members are in the “most vulnerable” category. […]
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 name Starkweather is probably not familiar to most people living in Oak Lodge today. But 100 years ago it would have been a household name. Most people today would associate […]
