[or-roots] childhood memories

[Barbara Wulf]

Aileen,

What family names from Nehalem?

Barb
wulf at bendcable.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Aileen Itzen" <hai at callatg.com>
To: <or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us>
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 5:37 PM
Subject: [or-roots] childhood memories


> My great grandparents came to Oregon in 1874.  Their son, my grandfather,
> fortunately loved history and kept every record he could find including
old
> school records, census records, even two original survey maps of the area
> done in 1892 and the original homestead papers on their place signed by
> President Harrison.  I have been blessed to have had those in my
> possession.  When he was about 90 years old the family made several tapes
> of conversations with him of his families trip from Minnesota to Oregon
and
> of the many things he had seen during his lifetime.
>
> From all this information I put together a 'book' for the family which
> included copies of letters written to their Congressman requesting postal
> service into the Nehalem Valley, pictures and odd tidbits of things he
> remembered.  He had the foresight to ask contemporaries to write down
their
> remembrances of coming into the valley.  Some of these things I have given
> to local historical groups so that other could enjoy them.  Therefore I
> feel strongly that everyone should write down their history for
generations
> to come.  No matter how incidental you may think your life was.  It will
be
> important to your family in years to come.  Aileen.
>
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