Board president Jack Thurber and son Brad Thurber talk with former U. S. Senator Maurine Neuberger before raffle drawing during the fall rummage sale. The quilt was created as a fund raiser for the new Cedar Mill Community Library Association. The quilt hangs in the library lobby.
Handmade quilt square which depicts Walter home and surrounding area as part of the 15-panel Heritage Quilt of Cedar Mill. Description from accompanying pamphlet: BLOCK 15 WILLIAM WALKER HOME by Ruth Simpson. Old Meadow Farm no longer exists. After much controversy, the house was torn down and Parker Furniture built a store at this site on Walker Road between Murray and 158th. The home was built in 1857 by William and Hanna Walker who were well known residents in the community. He was a part time school teacher, and there is a grade school named for him. The orchard which dates from 1854 can still be seen next to the furniture company's parking lot.
Handmade quilt square which depicts sawmill and pond as part of the 15-panel Heritage Quilt of Cedar Mill. Description from accompanying pamphlet: BLOCK 13 THE CEDAR MILL by Judy Ackerman. The mill that gives the community its name stood at the falls and was built the year Oregon was admitted to the Union, 1859. Dam was built across the creek at the falls, forming a large mill pond. Justus Jones and his son founded and operated the mill until 1869 when they sold to Young and Everson. In summer, teams of oxen pulled the newly logged cedar down the skid roads to the mill pond. The sawing was done in the winter when the water flow was sufficient to power the wheel.
Handmade quilt square which depicts local cemetery as part of the 15-panel Heritage Quilt of Cedar Mill. Description from accompanying pamphlet: BLOCK 12 PIONEER CEMETARY [sic] by Judy Killpack. This cemetary [sic] is located on Murray Road two blocks south of the Sunset Highway interchange. It was the burying place of the first Catholic settlers in the community, including the Leahy and Murray families who both have roads named for them. The weeping cherry tree that grows there is a memorable sight in the spring.
Handmade quilt square which depicts tools of the local post office as part of the 15-panel Heritage Quilt of Cedar Mill. Description from accompanying pamphlet: LOCK 11 POSTAL CANCELLATION AND STAMPS by Margye Armstrong. This cancellation says Cedar Mill, Oregon and is dated July 3, 1904, the last date in the stamp owned by Bernard P. Young, a descendant of the first postmaster. Rural delivery came to the area about this time and the Cedar Mill service was discontinued. The small stamp on the right is the wooden handled postal stamp. On the left is actually a notary seal which is owned by the Reeves family who are descendants of G. H. Reeves, the second commissioned postmaster who operated a general store on the corner of Barnes Road and Cornell. The seal says B. B. Reeves, Notary Public, State of Oregon.
Handmade quilt square which depicts a home and environs near Cedar Mill Falls as part of the 15-panel Heritage Quilt of Cedar Mill. Description from accompanying pamphlet: BLOCK 9 THE YOUNG HOUSE by Mary Packer. This home is next to the falls and was built in 1863. In 1874 it housed the first Cedar Mill Post Office with John Quincy Adams Young as postmaster. Hand hewn 2 by 12s have helped the structure to stand over 100 years. The Valley Heritage Society also marked this site in 1974. The property has been owned by the Russell family since 1914.
Handmade quilt square which depicts a waterfall used for powering local grain mill, as part of the 15-panel Heritage Quilt of Cedar Mill. Description from accompanying pamphlet: BLOCK 8 CEDAR MILL FALLS, by Sandy Jandik. The falls is located on the south side of Cornell at 119th and is a beautiful spot to view as the water rushes over the 32 foot high basaltic rock formation. Power for the cedar mill was provided by a large overshot water wheel on the falls. The site was marked by the Valley Heritage Society in 1974. It is hoped that someday the falls can be a community park.
Handmade quilt square which depicts a home and environs as part of the 15-panel Heritage Quilt of Cedar Mill. Description from accompanying pamphlet: BLOCK 7 WALTERS HOME AND APPLE TREE by Muriel Van Veen. This home is located on Cornell adjacent to the ARCO Service Station at 107th. It is son James' half of the original Samuel Walters home which was divided in two sections. Son Samuels' half stands at the corner of 107th and Leahy Road. The original house was built in 1885 and was located in the area of Walters Lane. The apple tree actually stands in front of the first house on Leahy and is the one remaining tree that Samuel brought back to his Cedar Mill land in 1851 from the California Gold fields.
Handmade quilt square which depicts an oak grove and indigenous people as part of the 15-panel Heritage Quilt of Cedar Mill. Description from accompanying pamphlet: BLOCK 6 STANDING OAKS by Wilma Kennedy. On the floor of the valley were many Stands of large, old oak trees. These groves served a 'places of encampment' for the Indians of the Tuality Plains. The tallest oaks survived, but the undergrowth was burned away by the Indians, probably to create grassy meadows where game would come to feed making hunting'easier. The area of Cedar Hills. Blvd. at Walker Road was the Indian village of Osceola, now only a name on old maps. (The peoples of this area have also been called Atfalati or Kalapuya of the Tualatin Valley.)
Image of 15-panel handcrafted quilt depicting scenes from local history. The quilt was created as a fundraiser for the new Cedar Mill Community Library which opened in January 1976. A pamphlet was created to accompany the quilt which describes each square and what it represents. Refer to CMLtxt_000005 for the full text. The Introduction describes the project: Since April 1976, a group of 15 artistic women accomplished in stitchery and sewing have been at work creating the Cedar Mill Heritage Quilt. Each of its 15 squares depicts an historical landmark of the Cedar Mill area. Some of the subjects no longer exist, but are still vivid in the memories of the large number of our neighbors who were born here or who have lived here for many year's. Each individual chose her subject and designed her picture. Dolly Freed, a local artist and photographer, took pictures or provided drawings and guidance for those who wished it. The quilt border of sky blue and earth brown is quilted in th
Former U. S. Senator Maureen Neuberger stands in front of Cedar Mill Heritage Quilt. She tells audience, including young Kurt Austerman in front, she is a resident of 3000 Cornell Road.
Board president Jack Thurber and Sue Peterson confer during fundraising event inside the library located in the Milltowner Shopping Center. Former US Senator Maurine Neuberger waits in background; quilt is hanging in background on the left.
Handmade quilt square which depicts a school building as part of the 15-panel Heritage Quilt of Cedar Mill. Description from accompanying pamphlet: BLOCK 10 WEST TUALATIN VIEW SCHOOL by Marvel Noyes. This building now used by West Haven Church is located on Barnes Road at the intersection with Leahy Road. It is the original West Tualatin View School building and was constructed in 1926 with two rooms. The land was donated by John and Louisa Johnson with a stipulation that should the school no longer be used, the property would revert to the Johnson heirs. The heirs sold to the present owners. This area was first known as Swedeville.
Handmade quilt square which depicts local church as part of the 15-panel Heritage Quilt of Cedar Mill. Description from related pamphlet: BLOCK 2 WESLEY CHAPEL by Diane West. This little church was dismantled not many years ago. Its bell was sold and hangs in another old church not far away. Wesley Chapel was located west adjacent to the new 7-11 Store in the Milltowner area. Jasper and Abraham Lincoln Young donated a piece of land in the corner of their place on Cornell Road, and during the summer of 1892 Wesley Chapel was built and dedicated in the fall. It was served by a Methodist pastor who had several other 'points' or churches on his circuit. At that time, Cedar Mill consisted of a general store and post office, two blacksmith shops, a prune dryer, and several homes.
Handmade quilt square which depicts local grange building as part of the 15-panel Heritage Quilt of Cedar Mill Description from related pamphlet: BLOCK 5 LEEDY GRANGE 339 by Shirley Corey. The Leedy Grange building is located in the Milltowner area facing Saltzman Road near Cornell. This building was orginally built to house Modern Woodmen before 1900 (an organization now apparently absorbed by Woodmen of the World). In 1913 the structure was sold to Leedy Grange and because the building seemed unsafe, the second story was removed. The upper floor held a ballroom with an outside stairway for access like many of the community halls. Today, the attic of the building has a beautiful hardwood floor.
Handmade quilt square which depicts Blatter home and surrounding holly trees as part of the 15-panel Heritage Quilt of Cedar Mill. Description from accompanying pamphlet: BLOCK 14 BLATTER HOME AND HOLLY By Sue Jones. This home built in 1917 is on the south side overlooking Barnes Road near Leahy Road. On each side stands holly planted in 1917 from cuttings taken from the first trees in Oregon. The Failing family of Portland had shipped round the horn two female and one male English Green Holly trees, parents of the ones pictured. The many holly orchards nearby are important to the economy of our area.
Handmade quilt square which depicts local school as part of the 15-panel Heritage Quilt of Cedar Mill. As described in an accompanying pamphlet: BLOCK 1 THE FIRST CEDAR MILL SCHOOL by Mildred Kidby. The first school was located across Cornell Road from the present school site on land donated by Samuel Walters, the first pioneer (1847) in the upper Cornell area. The building was built in 1884 by the local residents who donated theft labor and money. It served eight grades and had double desks, a large wood stove, and a cloak room. It was replaced in 1926. Mildred chose this subject because she was Secretary at the newest Cedar Mill School for many years.
Describes event of library rummage sale and drawing of raffle tickets for heritage quilt by former U. S. Senator. Dated Thursday, September 16, 1976, Hillsboro Argus, page 3B
Sunday, August 1, 1976 article describing creation of history quilt by volunteers at the Cedar Mill Library. The quilt was displayed in the library for several weeks preceding the fund raising raffle drawing on the day of the yearly M.E.S.S. rummage sale in September.
Brochure describing creation of handmade quilt that depicts scenes and locations of historical interest in Cedar Mill history. The pamphlet contains an introduction and then a separate description of each block of the quilt; block descriptions are appended to their related images in the collection.
During the 20th anniversary year of the founding of the library, the Cedar Mill Heritage Quilt (created in 1976) was on display during an ice cream social event in October. Kathryn Greathouse won the quilt in a raffle in September 1976 in support of the new Cedar Mill Community Library Association. See item CMLpic000028 and related items in this collection for more information on the project.
Boxes of donated books sitting on the floor of new library space awaiting sorting and cataloging. Items were donated during first membership drive event.
Volunteers laid almost new carpet in the space. Looking NE through windows across parking lot; donated furniture sitting outside in breezeway. The library used this space for only 2 years, when they moved north across the parking lot into a newer, larger building. Current tenant of space is Pacific Agricultural Labs (2012).
