In this column, we take a look back one hundred years ago in western Washington County. This week, a timely warning about wildfires, a mailbox snafu in Banks, and a Gales Creek home gets “modern” plumbing.
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Dispatches from history: Western Washington County July 20, 1922
In this column, we take a look back one hundred years ago in western Washington County. This week, take a 1922 road trip through Greenville, Watts, and Forest Grove with some “old timers.”
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County July 13, 1922
In this column, we take a look back one hundred years ago in western Washington County. This week, a detailed account of a fish hatchery in Gales Creek, a Banks figure (with their family now marked with a road name) dies, and more!
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County July 6, 1922
In this column, we take a look back one hundred years ago in western Washington County. This week, the clips come from the Washington County News-Times and the Hillsboro Argus, each published July 6, 1922.Want more local history? Visit the Banks Historical Society online at www.bankshistory.org for Banks-area history, and[Read More…]
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County June 29, 1922
In this column, we take a look back one hundred years ago in rural western Washington County. This week, the clips come from the Washington County News-Times, published June 29, 1922.
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County June 15, 1922
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Dispatches from history: Western Washington County June 2, 1922
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Youtube channel documents local cemeteries, history
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dan Bieltz, a Beaverton resident, was looking for ways to fill time after being furloughed at his job. With an interest in history, Bieltz, 41, started visiting Oregon’s pioneer cemeteries with a camera and began uploading videos to Youtube. “I knew I liked history, and I[Read More…]
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County May 26, 1922
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Dispatches from History: Political ads from the 1922 primary elections
With “polls” closing at 8 p.m., and an expected delay in results as ballots trickle in over the next week and beyond, why not take a moment to look at some political ads… from 1922? These advertisements appeared in the May 11, 1922 edition of the Washington County News-Times. Back[Read More…]
