Patriot Ancestors

September 26, 2012:
William J. Hawkins, III, Portland’s foremost preservation architect and a native of Portland where he has been a practicing architect for over thirty years, will address the 100th anniversary of Terwilliger Park which will be this July 2012. The construction of Terwilliger Boulevard was first mentioned in landscape architect John C. Olmsted's 1903 report to the Portland Park Board. John and his stepbrother, Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., felt that boulevards and parkways were important additions to cities and added a feeling of civility to movement in an urban area. The two were from the firm of famed landscape architect, and father of Landscape Architecture, Frederick Law Olmstead senior who was the master designer for many of our country’s beautiful City parks, namely, Central Park in New York City, Boston’s Emerald Necklace, Stanford University Campus among many other city parks and gardens throughout the country. Mr. Hawkins is the author of The Grand Era of Cast Iron Architecture and more recently, Classic Homes of Portland, Oregon (1850-1950).

October 24, 2012 (tour):
Mission Mill Museum Tour and Historic Deepwood Estate, Salem. The original Kay Woolen Mill opened in 1890 with a workforce of 50 who labored 60-hour weeks. In 1895, a fire destroyed much of the mill and outbuildings. We can view their current exhibit or perhaps you would like to visit historically important 1841 Jason Lee House, 1847 John D. Boon House, and the 1841 Methodist Parsonage. These early Oregon pioneers were the building blocks of things to come for our state. Guided by docents.
Historic Deepwood Estate. Here on this 4-acre estate an 1894 Queen Ann Victorian home is situated among beautifully manicured gardens and nature trails, set in the heart of Salem, very close to the historic mill. Listed on the National Register of Historic Homes since l973, it serves as a lovely place for us to be refreshed with “High Tea” and then a short tour of the gardens before heading back to Portland (cost for high tea/lunch $30.00).

November 28, 2012:
Tracy Prince, PhD., Author, and Scholar in Residence at Portland State University. Tracy lives in Goose Hollow and is the author of Portland's Goose Hollow. She has spent her career teaching and writing about race, gender and social equity issues. Her talk and slide show, Real Estate Development and the Re-Shaping Old Portland focuses on the early days of Portland and all the alterations to make it what you see today.

December 19, 2012 (third Wednesday):
Pearl Harbor Day. Our national remembrance day of December 7th, will take us back in time as Trinette Weber will talk about the book she wrote, From Shaniko to Pearl Harbor. Trinette will have and sign copies of her book for last minute holiday gifts. In celebrating our holiday luncheon this year please remember Portland families who are less fortunate than us by bringing several $dollar items (large size toothpaste is acceptable and toothbrushes) are much appreciated by these families that congregate and sleep at the First Methodist Church at SW 18th and Jefferson. This is in lieu of our cookie exchange as it is more important to give than to receive, especially at holiday time!

January 23, 2013:
State Vice Regent Cindy Parnell, an Accredited Genealogist, will present “We Are All Related: The Math of Genealogy.” The audience will participate as she explains in a Power Point program how we are all connected through this giant “web”. Cindy will discuss DNA research, history and archaeology to show our members how we are connected in the great web of life.

February 27, 2013:
Multnomah Chapter's 117th Birthday! Come clad in your best dress and if you wish - hat and gloves! Lori Mirati from the Crowning Glory Hat Shop will come with a multitude of various styles and shapes of hats for you to enjoy as she talks about the history of hats, their styles and particular looks. Be prepared to try and buy.

March 27, 2013:
Veterans’ Month. Please be collecting “on sale” items that would particularly benefit our veterans. Don’t wait to go on a trip to collect toiletries which we love for the bags we pack. You can be vigilant by watching for sale items, such as socks, warm gloves, scarves, razors, tablets, pens. Let’s make this another successful year. We need two members to volunteer to help with this project and to drive the items to the Veterans hospital.

April 24, 2013:
Chemawa Indian School from Salem is on our agenda. This only Native American High School west of the Mississippi is devoted to the education of students from reservations all over the west. The DAR helps to support their many needs. Students from each of the four grades will visit us with a teacher or the superintendent and American Indians National Advisor for Chemawa Indian School Chris Meinicke. We will hear personally from each student on where they come from, their tribe, and their aspirations as they continue to study and work towards graduation. Please plan to attend and show your interest.

May 22, 2013:
Our final meeting for the year will be at the Caples House complex in Columbia City. It is a beautiful drive there especially in the spring. Plan to visit and see the lovely DAR-owned home and museum. Dr. Caples was an early family practitioner. Lunch will be served by the local chapter DAR. Librarian General Joan MacInnes Hunter will share with us the progress being made to restore the Lay Lights above our National DAR Library in Memorial Continental Hall. The chapter donated $1,000.00 to help with the restoration.

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