THURSDAY MAY 8th
7:00 P.M.
OAK LODGE WATER DISTRICT OFFICES
14496 S.E. River Rd. @ Maple St.
Greetings Detectives:
At our last meeting we viewed, and were entertained by, the 2011 interview with the Briggs sisters – Enid Briggs and Adele Wilder, descendants of the Milwaukie/Oak Grove Birkemeier family.
Our May meeting will be conducted by OLHD Co-Chairman Baldwin Van der Bijl, and for the history segment we have arranged to view our 2011 interview with Nancy Hersey. Nancy is a daughter of Harvey Starkweather who was a well-known and highly respected member of this community from his birth here in 1868 until his death in 1951. He was the son of Oregon pioneers William A. Starkweather and Eliza Gordon and married Alice Risley in 1894 – the daughter of pioneers Jacob S. Risley and Mary S. Scholl. Harvey was renowned as an educator, local politician, historian and farmer. Nancy’s knowledge of these families and their impact on our local history is unparalleled.
Nancy’s family history reads like an Oregon history textbook and her own life experiences are fascinating. You won’t want to miss this first-hand account of some of our local history.
Please join us on May 8th!
Mike Schmeer
Chairman, Oak Lodge History Detectives