I have caught onto moms interest in geneaology and this site is dedicated to her memory. If you have any comments or feedback about this site, please click here to contact me. Our family tree is posted online on this site! There are 1099 names in our family site. The earliest event is the birth of Unknown Hull
(1425). The most recent event is the death of Mary Rogers (born Newton)
(2009). The site was last updated on May 23 2013, relatives are welcome to join simply contact me and I'll send an invitation to your email address. .
I first met Luanne when she joined the (then) Berkeley League in the late 1970s. She was working for Council Member John Denton at the time and became the chair of our Education Committee. With her warm and positive personality, hugs and table-full of treats, she energized the committee and it became the monthly meeting not-to- miss for us”School Board Junkies’ As a founder of the Berkeley Citizens Action (BCA), Luanne brought the progressive perspective to the Berkeley League.
I remember years of evening unit meetings at Barbara Nelson’s where Luanne’s delightful humorous guidance as Discussion Leader led us though the thorny topics of National, State and local League Studies. By then Luanne was single and working full-time. In the early 1 990s our League held several successful auctions. Luanne was the perfect auctioneer with her out-going, flamboyant personality and easy humor. I remember being persuaded by her to buy several new items for my wardr...
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Scott of Wallowa were honored Saturday, October 24, 1971, at Wallowa Christian Church with a reception celebrating their Golden Wedding anniversary. Attended by 180 friends and relatives, the reception was sponsored by their children, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Zielke, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Scott and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Scott. The beautiful four-tiered gold and white cake was baked and decorated by Mr. and Mrs. Martin Neyman of Hermiston. Serving the cake were: Mrs. Ercell Richman, Troy; Mrs. Alex Dawson, Portland; Mrs. Martin Neyman, Hermiston; Mrs. Beryl Brown, Alturas. Calif.: and Mrs. Gary Johnson of Wallowa. Pouring were: Mrs. Darrell Scott and Mrs. Jim Hayes of Enterprise; Mrs. Wynn Finley, Rosalia, Wash.; Mrs. Dan Finley, Milton-Freewater; Mrs. Marion McCrae, Wallowa and Mrs. Roy Daggett, Joseph. Chief cook was Mrs. Dick Woodward. The Fellowship room of the church was decorated for the occasion by Mrs. Don Scott and Mrs. Don Gibbs. Displayed was an orig...
Over 100 guests attended the 50th wedding anniversary celebration of Mr. and Mrs. Ercell Richman of Troy, Oregon, on June 10, 1978 at the Wallowa Christian Church. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Zielke of Hermiston and Mr. and Mrs. Don Scott of Wallowa hosted the reception. The dining room was decorated with flowers and lace cloths. A gold card tree, a gift made by brother-in-law Alex Dawson of Portland, stood with flowers near the entry. The serving table was covered in gold with white lace. Gold candles in bowls of white and gold flowers flanked the 3-tiered cake, baked and decorated by Mr. and Mrs. Martin Neyman of Hermiston. A gold pompon of net topped the crystal goblet on the top layer, and long streamers of gold satin ribbon draped to the table. Lemonade punch, coffee, nuts and gold and white flower mints were served with the cake. Many friends and relatives shared in serving and the afternoon was spent in renewing acquaintances. Sherman Finley of Bettendorf, Iowa, Mrs...
Four generations are represented in the above photo of a well-known Joseph family. On the left is Minnie Dawson; standing is Elinor Dawson Kennedy; on the right is Annette Kennedy Williams, holding Elizabeth Annette Williams.
