Greetings: In May of 2015 the Oak Lodge History Detectives voted to join the Concord Partnership in it’s efforts to save and repurpose Concord School. The Concord Partnership will be conducting its May meeting Thursday night. Please join us for an update on the current status of the project. Join us at The Concord Partnership […]
Attention! Change of Usual Meeting Date THURSDAY MAY 19TH 7:00 P.M. OAK LODGE WATER DISTRICT OFFICES 14496 S.E. River Rd. @ Maple St. Greetings Detectives: Due to Clackamas County’s scheduling a Town Hall meeting on our regular meeting night (which will be Thursday May 12th at Riverside School – 6:30 PM) I have postponed our […]
Greetings: In May of 2015 the Oak Lodge History Detectives voted to join the Concord Partnership in it’s efforts to save and repurpose Concord School. The Concord Partnership will be conducting its April meeting tomorrow night. Please join us for an update on the current status of the project. Join The Concord Partnership Thursday April […]
THURSDAY APRIL 21ST 7:00 P.M. OAK LODGE WATER DISTRICT OFFICES 14496 S.E. River Rd. @ Maple St. Greetings Detectives: Due to extenuating circumstances, please note that the April meeting is one week later than usual — instead of being April 14th, it is on the following Thursday night, APRIL 21ST. Originally our guest speaker for […]
THURSDAY MAR. 10TH 7:00 P.M. OAK LODGE WATER DISTRICT OFFICES 14496 S.E. River Rd. @ Maple St. Dear Detectives: There is HISTORY, then there’s HISTORY! Sometimes it’s fun to take a broader perspective to our local history. I am please to announce to you that this month’s program will feature the presentation on the Ice […]
THURSDAY Feb. 11th 7:00 P.M. OAK LODGE WATER DISTRICT OFFICES 14496 S.E. River Rd. @ Maple St. Greetings Detectives: It has been some time since OLHD has had a regular meeting – the last actual meeting being Oct. 8th. So at our February meeting we will pick up where we left off before the holidays, […]
OAK LODGE HISTORY DETECTIVES JANUARY 2016 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. […]
As the holidays rapidly grow nearer, the Oak Lodge History Detectives would like to send you this sentiment from Oak Grove’s Buy Rite Grocery in 1967. OLHD wishes you and yours Happy Holidays, and the best in 2016. We thank you for all the support you have given us over these last several years. Mike […]
Greetings: Without a doubt the most frequently asked question we get at OLHD is “What is my house’s history?” or “How do I research my house’s history?” The research required in researching the history of one’s house can be a challenge, and can vary widely depending on the age and location of the house. But […]
THURSDAY DEC 10TH 7:00 P.M. OAK LODGE WATER DISTRICT OFFICES 14496 S.E. River Rd. @ Maple St. Greetings Detectives: The Oak Lodge History Detectives will be ending 2015 with an informal Holiday potluck and brain storming session — reminiscences and identification of businesses that we can remember along McLoughlin Blvd. Do you remember the Super […]
By invitation the Oak Lodge History Detectives presented “The Risleys On The Willamette” to the Oak Grove Garden Club on Nov. 18, 2015. The program was warmly received by the Garden Club members who showed their appreciation with a $50 honorarium to OLHD. Thank you Oak Grove Garden Club, and thank you for all your […]
THURSDAY Nov. 12th 7:00 P.M. OAK LODGE WATER DISTRICT OFFICES 14496 S.E. River Rd. @ Maple St. History and Evolution of the Walta Vista Neighborhood Greetings Detectives: History is all around us – everywhere, all the time. All we need do is have an inquisitive mind, and look for it. Our Oak Lodge neighborhoods didn’t […]
Dear Detective: The Oak Lodge History Detectives will be resuming our winter meetings on October 8th. As stipulated in our By Laws this meeting will be our “Annual Meeting” at which time we need to elect, or re-elect, our Board members. Your Board consists of a Chair (currently Mike Schmeer), Co-Chair (currently Baldwin van der […]
Greetings: As you are no doubt aware by now TriMet is hosting a huge event on September 12th to celebrate the Grand Opening of the new Orange Line, and our Park Avenue Station. All rides on MAX, TriMet buses, Portland Streetcar and the Aerial Tram will be free that day. AND, over and above all, […]
OLHD has learned that Patti Risley passed away in Bend on August 17th. You can read her obituary at: http://obits.oregonlive.com/obituaries/oregon/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=175562966 Patti was a descendant of our 1845 pioneers Orville and Jacob Risley. OLHD was fortunate to have been given a tour by Patti of the family’s historic Risley home on River Rd. a few years […]
