Category Archives: History
History in the News
• Washington County’s history at risk
• Young House trees recognized by the Oregon Heritage Tree Program
County history museum and collections face uncertain future
In late December last year, people interested in local history received a disturbing email informing us that the county’s history museum was closing. The Washington County Historical Society (WCHS) had been incorporated as a non-profit in 1956.
Community News June 2024
• Christ UMC: Help Build Hope
• Neighbors Ready 2023 Preparedness Survey Results & Upcoming Events
• Be Ready! Cascadia Preparedness Camp
• Beaverton Celebration Parade Application Now Open
• Beaverton Volunteer Fair
• Senior Wellness Resource Fair
• Sunset Band Fireworks Stand
• Ask WCSO: Reporting a Crime
• An evening of Civil War Reenactment
• Pride Beaverton Annual Celebration
• Tualatin Watershed Community Survey
• Housing and Service Needs Survey
• Viva Village June 2024 Events
History News April 2024
• Five Oaks Museum Showcase
• Reciprocal Pass
• How Oregon was named “Oregon!”
History News June 2023
• Heritage Fruit Tree Saplings Available from Friends of the Young House
• Washington County Museum reopens June 24
Cedar Mill Community Club kickoff meeting
We created the Cedar Mill Community Club to capture the community spirit around our Holiday Tree. Now it’s time to see what we can do going forward to make Cedar Mill an even more welcoming, exciting, and neighborly place. Initially the group got going on Facebook, but we know a lot of our potential participants don’t use that, so we’re calling a meeting!
History news
* Let’s talk about our historic house!
• New exhibit at Five Oaks Museum
• Beaverton History Association meetings
Wapato Lake Welcome Ceremony
Wapato Lake in Gaston was a major winter home for the Atfálati band of Kalapuya Indians, the first people in the Tualatin Valley. Colonist farmers attempted to drain it and grow crops there in the early 20th century but after repeated floods, the land went to the US Fish & Wildlife Service. It became a National Wildlife Refuge and opened to the public last October.
Jeannette L Moore 1934-2022
Jeannette L. Moore was a native of Portland. Her parents emigrated from Sweden thru Ellis Island. She graduated from Grant High School (class of 1952), where she still holds the record for scoring 50+ points in a game for the women’s basketball team (without a three-point line)!
Cider Festival returns!
The annual Cedar Mill Cider Festival returns after two long years of the pandemic. We will bring together history, music, food, and fun for the community on the grounds of the historic John Quincy Adams Young House in Cedar Mill.
Under the spreading hickory tree
You can enjoy the large, spreading shade of a special tree, a Shellbark Hickory (Carya laciniosa), right here in Cedar Mill, at the John Quincy Adams Young House park.
Cedar Mill Cider Festival returns next month
September 18: Enjoy free freshly pressed apple cider, live music, cultural and craft booths, the History Tent where you can learn about the community’s history, kids’ activities, and one or more food trucks serving lunch!
Multistory housing replaces a sentimental old home
When I first moved to Cedar Mill in 1969, I was a teenager, not interested in the community around me. We shopped at Bales Milltowner in its original location, and I would often sit in the car while mom shopped.
Robert “Mr. James” Newcomer 1931-2022
Hundreds if not thousands of people in Cedar Mill had their hair done by Mr. James at his salon in the old Milltowner location. The shop was unpretentious but offered skilled cutting and styling along with a variety of select hair products. It was the first “Featured Business” in Cedar Mill News shortly after we began!
Cedar Mill Pathway System
One day a Cedar Mill resident discovered a heavy cedar plaque in her shed. It was beautifully carved and included the words “Cedar Mill.” Its origin was a mystery until Virginia Bruce published a request for information in the October 2020 issue and the community came forward with a wealth of memories.
