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 […]
On August 1st the Oak Lodge History Detectives held an “Antiques and Old Stuff” benefit sale in Oak Grove. The temperature rose to about 96 degrees, but people still came. There was literally a lot of “sweat equity” invested in the occasion, but in the end OLHD netted about $400. This will go a long way […]
AUG. 1ST 10:00 am – 5:30 pm Mark your calendars! The “Old Stuff” Sale is coming soon! Proceeds from this sale will benefit the Oak Lodge History Detectives. See the following craigslist posting for more details: http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/atd/5127406641.html
The Oak Lodge History Detectives are planning our first-ever fund-raiser on Saturday, August 1st — banking on the fact that History + Antiques & Vintage Old Stuff make natural partners! Check in to see the time-sensitive opportunities for Volunteers, Vendors and Customers like YOU—coming to a place VERY NEAR YOU on the first day of […]
THURSDAY JUNE 11th 7:00 P.M. OAK LODGE WATER DISTRICT OFFICES 14496 S.E. River Rd. @ Maple St. Greetings Detectives: With summer rapidly approaching, and our schedules rapidly filling, our June meeting will be the last time we meet in a general meeting until this coming fall. In the interim we will work in a field […]
THURSDAY MAY 14th 7:00 PM OAK LODGE WATER DISTRICT OFFICES 14496 S.E. RIVER RD. @ Maple St. Greetings Detectives: It’s time for another OLHD meeting! Last month we were privileged to have Christina Robertson-Gardiner talk to us about the Willamette Falls Legacy Project. Though I was unable to attend I understand it was very well […]
Communities are all about its people, and the history they create. OLHD is proud to announce an upcoming event you will not want to miss. Please join us on May 30th to meet some of your neighbors, have some fun, and celebrate Jennings Lodge’s heritage. A lot of work has gone into making this an […]
OLHD regrets the passing of Kady Richardson Brown, once a second grade teacher at Concord School. Kady inspired many a student and their parents by gathering much of the history of many Oak Grove families and sharing it both in and out of her classroom. We are indebted to her for her efforts, and setting […]
Greetings: Many of you will remember Keith Stephenson’s two OLHD presentations on Portland Trolleys. Here is a fun blog posting about the short-lived Portland Cable Railway Company — pre-OSHA days! I thought you might enjoy it. Mike Schmeer Chairman, Oak Lodge History Detectives
“In 1890 the German Methodists in Oak Grove-Milwaukie purchased a 5-acre plot above the river at Oak Grove for a campground. Steamboats made regular stops at the bank below the grounds to let off and take on passengers for camp meetings and after-church picnics.”1 The camp meeting came west with the pioneer wagon trains in […]
THURSDAY APRIL 9th 7:00 P.M. OAK LODGE WATER DISTRICT OFFICES 14496 S.E. River Rd. @ Maple St. Greetings Detectives: This month the Oak Lodge History Detectives will be welcoming spring with guest speaker Christina Robertson-Gardiner, Planner with the City of Oregon City. Christina will be telling us about the Willamette Falls Legacy Project underway in […]
