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May 2016

Susan Downing Shepard
Susan Downing Shepard

Biographies, History Tidbits, People

Susan Downing Shepard

Heritage Center2024-04-10T19:40:06-07:00May 14th, 2016|Categories: Biographies, History Tidbits, People|Tags: Alice Adams Shepard, Alice Downing, amputation, Anna Maria Lee, Anna Maria Lee Shepard, Ben Beers, brig Diana, brown linen frock, Cape Horn, Columbia River, Cyrus Shepard, Dr. Elijah White, Dr. John McLoughlin, East Coast, Ellen Beers, Elvira Johnson, First Methodist Episcopal Church, First Reinforcement, Fort Vancouver, honeymoon trip, Jason Lee, John Downing, Joseph Gervais, Joseph H. Frost, Joseph L. Whitcomb, Killamook Indians, King Kamehameha III, Lincoln City, Lynn, Massachusetts, mission cemetery, mission house, mission school, Mt. Hood, Mt. St. Helens, Oregon Territory, pupils, Sally Ann Beers, salt water bathing, Sandwich Islands, scrofulous knee joint, seasickness, shellfish, Susan Downing, Ten Years in Oregon, tuberculosis, wedding, wedding cake|

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Geer Family
Geer Family

History Tidbits, People, Uncategorized

Geer Family

Heritage Center2020-04-30T06:10:50-07:00May 8th, 2016|Categories: History Tidbits, People, Uncategorized|Tags: apple farm, apple seeds, Archie Geer, Asher Holler, benevolent to a fault, buffalo meat, Calvin Geer, Cannon, Captain Hibbard, Cascade Falls, Cascade Mountains, cattle, cattleman, Celilo, Central Ohio, Chaplin, Civil War battles, Commission for Southern Pacific Railroad, Connecticut, dairy farm, Darby Plains, Donation Land Claim, dried salmon, Drift Creek, Elizabeth Dixon, Elizabeth Dixon Geer, Elizabeth Smith, employment of women, Far West, first native born governor, Florinda Geer, Fred Walcott Geer, Frederick Walcott Geer, fruit industry, Geer Family, GeerCrest Farm, General Palmer, God’s green footstool, governor, Governor of Oregon, great wrestler, hard worker, Heman Johnson Geer, Homer Davenport, hop farmer, Illinois, Joseph Cary Geer, Joseph Geer, Knox County, legislative assembly, LeGrand Byington Geer, Madison County, Marcus Whitman, Marion County, Marion County Fair, Mary Johnson, Mary Strong, mustard greens, mustard seeds, nurseries, Ohio, Oregon Pioneer, Oregon Territory, Paul Revere, pear seeds, Politics, Ralph Geer, representative in the State Legislature, salmon swap, Samantha Geer, sheepman, Spanish Merino sheep, State House Board, State Land Agent, steamboat captain, teacher, ten hour workdays, Theodore Geer, thirteen exhibits, Timothy Davenport, Waldo Hills, War of 1812, widow, Willamette Valley, Windham County|

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