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history: Clackamas County Real Estate History: What was once first is now lost to time - 10/22/11 01:51 AM
Clackamas County Real Estate History: What was once first is now lost to time. The picture below is a picture of a long abandoned railroad bridge, but what is significant about the bridge is that it was a race to finish it.
Back in the early days of the railroad there were two competing railroads and unlike today’s government where they pay people to create things like this, our government did something that was genius! They took the two railroads and pitted them against each other. One wanted to build a track on the Eastside of the Willamette River and the … (6 comments)

history: Clackamas County Real Estate: There is a new sheriff in town or so we thought! - 10/20/11 01:01 PM
Clackamas County Real Estate: There is a new sheriff in town or so we thought! While out Geocaching with the family near local cemeteries we came across what we thought was an old west sheriff. This person had this badge above their tombstone, but upon further investigation we found out that our resident who was born in 1842 wasn’t a sheriff at all.
You see we wanted to investigate this badge since this was the first time I had ever seen this badge placed like this. We were hoping upon investigating our mysterious resident that we were going to find some … (9 comments)

history: Clackamas County Real Estate: Exploring Clackamas history - 10/19/11 04:59 PM
One thing I love about being in Real Estate and exploring Clackamas County is with every new location, you find out a little piece of history about that community. With it being Halloween time, my family decided to go to some Clackamas County cemeteries.

The main reason we decided to go to the Clackamas County cemeteries is because of the history of Clackamas County. You see Oregon City is what many consider to be the end of the Oregon Trail and with that we set off on our adventure.
Today we came to the Clackamas Cemetery where came across some … (7 comments)

history: Beaverton Oregon Real Estate: What’s in a name? - 10/13/11 12:00 PM
Beaverton Oregon Real Estate: What’s in a name? Oregon has many names both remembered day in and day out and others that have been lost to time for whatever reason. One of the ways I like to get back in touch with Beaverton history is to visit local cemeteries and check out the names. Often you can tell who the prominent families are by either large family plots or the large grave markers. If a person had a big marker, it usually meant their family had money.


But, what happened to some of these names, what happened to the … (14 comments)

history: Bull Mountain: A little history from the top - 09/15/11 09:44 AM


Now, I grew up on Bull Mountain in Tigard, Oregon and I had heard stories of farmers, ranchers and cattle which all made sense since I did a lot of horse riding up there when I was younger. (This was long before the housing boom) I promise in the late 70s and 80s there were hundreds of acres of farm land still on Bull Mountain and I rode ever inch of them!
So, yesterday, when I took my kids to my old stomping ground we found something new at a Elizabeth Price Park within all these housing developments. What we … (18 comments)

history: That is no ordinary rock you are looking at - 09/09/11 11:24 AM
Now, most people when they see a rock they would walk right over it or if it was in their yard, they would try to figure out how to have it removed. But, this rock is different, this rock isn’t no ordinary rock! This rock was a survey marker from this property.

Now, they didn’t have fancy satellites and other ways to do surveys in the 1800s, so they used natural landmarks and this was that landmark for the Baker cabin. The historical society kept everything as it was and didn’t change a thing, including the survey marker, which I … (18 comments)

history: The Harris Covered Bridge: A little history - 07/24/11 10:35 AM
The Harris covered bridge is a beautiful covered bridge located in Benton County, Oregon. But, it wasn’t the first at this location! The fact is, the Harris bridge was the replacement bridge for a bridge that was apparently falling apart prior to that.
Located in Wren, Oregon, The Harris bridge is a great starting point for a wonderful afternoon of great photography as it is surrounded by many old farms and landmarks. Within about 800 feet of the bridge is located near this amazing log that has been growing since the beginnings of the United States. The tree itself is still … (12 comments)

history: Old barns of Washington County, Oregon a walk through history - 07/21/11 12:41 PM
Old barns of Washington County, Oregon a walk through history and I invite you along for the ride. As you drive the outskirts of Washington County, you come across a lot of old barns and in some cases these barns are over 100 years old. I love driving through the farm country of Oregon and just enjoying the beauty of not having a house every 13 feet.





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history: Buying a home in Washington County can be a trip back in time - 06/05/11 10:46 AM

One of the things I love about helping people buy a home in Washington County is it can be a trip back in time. What I love to do from time to time while showing homes is to go back roads, so we can see the rich farming areas that we have here. Getting shots of old barns like this one are what make that trip back in time so worth it.
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history: Hope you don’t mind me saying what a nice body you have… VROOM! - 05/02/11 10:46 AM

Yes, I know it is un-PC to tell you that you have such a nice body, but take it for what it is, a compliment. Because your lines are beautiful, you are something that I desire and I want for myself. Who helped you? How much did it cost to get looking that way? Wow, is all I can say to all your hard work you put in to such a car.




You see, I’ve been going to a lot of car shows lately looking for idea, help, inspiration so I too can have my 1951 … (25 comments)

history: That sounds weird, what is it dad? Son, that was what freedom used to sound like! - 05/01/11 11:07 AM
While watching my daughters baseball game the other day there came an unusual sound from the sky one that I had heard at air shows many times, but my son didn’t recognize. It was the sound of two engines from a World War II bomber.
Now, we weren’t sure why it was going around in circles around us over and over, but we didn’t notice a film crew packing up as we were leaving. I have a strange feeling that it will be on an episode of TNT’s “Leverage” next season.
I love watching “Leverage” even though it is supposed … (6 comments)

history: You wouldn’t think you would need a coat in Egypt - 04/10/11 10:47 AM

As you can see my daughters jacket is tied around her waist with sand and sun everywhere around her. But, this was actually part of an exhibit at O.M.S.I. (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry) a great place to take kids and adults to learn.

This time around at O.M.S.I., their featured exhibit was on ancient Egypt including real mummies, stories, history and though you weren’t allowed to take pictures of the actual exhibit what we learned was still well worth writing about.
The one that I was most fascinated by was “Mary” a young girl who died … (8 comments)

history: History 1886 style… We may teach our kids, but we are still up to learning ourselves - 11/15/10 11:09 AM

Ever hear the phrase, “sleep tight” or the song, “Pop Goes the Weasel”? Both phrases came from the 1880s and though I had heard both of them before I didn’t know the history behind them or really even what they meant. Like the line from “Princess Bride” by Inigo Montoya “I don’t think that word means what you think it means”.
First let’s go with the phrase sleep tight, though I’ve said this to my kids, I clearly didn’t know its history. In the 1800s they didn’t have bed springs, so they used ropes. If you ever used rope, … (6 comments)

history: Following the path of our ancestors: Following the Oregon Trail - 11/07/10 07:14 AM

We love teaching our kids about history and one of the biggest pieces of history in Oregon is the Oregon Trail. Now, we are heading to Utah here in a few weeks and as part of that journey because we home school will be to follow the Oregon Trail. It should be interesting to see many of the stops along the trail and learn the history of our early settlers and why they stopped in some places while others continued on.


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history: A walk through history through the eyes of Fort Vancouver - 09/19/10 08:29 AM

Yesterday, Fort Vancouver had a really cool event where they walked you through history of the fort starting at World War II and going back to the earliest days of the fort when it was run by the Hudson Bay Trading company.
Now, this wasn’t just a normally history lesson. The people actually dressed in period clothes, talked and acted like they were there and were brought via a time machine to present day. Most would not break character and would even ask questions about my camera and how I was able to create a flash and what ship I … (17 comments)

history: Today was the last Portland Beavers Baseball Game in Portland… We will miss you, I hope we proved that! - 09/07/10 01:36 AM

Today was the last Portland Beavers Game in Portland. They have been kicked out of their own stadium for Major League Soccer. It was a great game and I think the fans that showed up this weekend proved it! The Beaver’s store sold out of everything they had, and the fans didn’t leave after the game. They stuck around and just applauded the team, the announcers and the manager for a good 15 minutes after the game.
I have to admit the only reason we left at that point is we wanted to get back to our car so we … (13 comments)

history: Tomorrow is a sad day for Portland, but I will be there! (Please join me and say thanks) - 09/05/10 11:06 PM

Tomorrow is a sad day for Portland, but I will be there! As many of you know I am a big baseball fan and though I wish we had a major league team that I could watch every week, we had something special for close to 100 years in Portland Beavers Baseball.
Tomorrow, September 6, 2010, brings the end of an era for Portland. At 2pm at PGE Park they will be holding their last game in Portland. About 15 years ago we updated PGE Park for the Beavers as it had been many years prior to that since it … (14 comments)

history: How warm will it get… The story behind the unusual thermometer - 04/26/10 12:31 AM

The thermometer in the picture is based on an invention older than all of us. The Galileo thermometer is based on the works of Galileo and his thermoscope. The thermometer is actually very accurate down to just fractions of a degree according to the instructions that come with it. The only thing you have to avoid is putting it near a heating or cooling vent because that will affect its accuracy.
The way it works is each bulb is filled with a liquid and that liquid changes density based on the heat in the room, when it reaches a … (27 comments)

history: A School Bell Rang (Maybe?) - 03/28/10 09:31 AM

While the wife, kids and myself were out taking pictures of old barns we came across this wonderful find. What to us looked like an old school located off Jackson School Road of all places. I know, I should have known, but to be honest it was at the farthest end of Jackson School Road where I had never been until Thursday. There was no marker, nothing about this little school house. (But, the records for the building show it as a church meeting house as early as 1863) But, no where can I find the name of the school, just … (20 comments)

history: Swan Island – Has no swans and isn’t an island, what is up with that? - 12/30/08 10:44 AM
Well, I've lived in Oregon my whole life and it is true, if you head down to Swan Island, you aren't going to see any swans, and you won't be on an island. I do suggest if you want to see some swans there are some great places in the Milwaukie area that have some.
But, back to the island that isn't an island. You see in Swan Island used to be an island until the 20s when they filled in the space between the island and the neighborhood to make them connect. I'm guessing that was so they wouldn't have … (6 comments)

 
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