Category Archives: Ginny Mapes

Learn the History of Oregon’s Historic Jackson School

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Dirk Knudsen

History of Jackson School – By Ginny Mapes; local Historian Today Jackson School Lavender farm stands where the old Jackson School once stood. The large trees are still there. Trees that once sheltered a pony while the owner, Vivian Weisenbach … Continue reading →

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The Methodist Meeting House On The Tualatin Plains Important To Pioneer Life

Posted on February 1, 2020 by Dirk Knudsen

By featured Washington County Historian Ginny Mapes Methodist Meetinghouse on the Tualatin Plains The Methodist Meetinghouse built-in 1844 on the Tualatin Plains was essential to the civic and spiritual lives of the early pioneers. This cornerstone of the settlement served … Continue reading →

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Understanding the Atfalati People Of Oregon

Posted on January 11, 2020 by Dirk Knudsen

This story by guest historian to the Hillsboro Historial Society – Ginny Mapes Atfalati . . . was the approximate name that they and their ancestors gave themselves. The name the mothers and fathers called themselves, like the old ways, … Continue reading →

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