Handmade quilt square which depicts local homestead as part of the 15-panel Heritage Quilt of Cedar Mill. Description from related pamphlet: BLOCK 3 THE KATTERMAN HOME by Sue Peterson. This house is located on 93rd Street one lot to the south off Cornell Road. It was built by John Katterman about 1898. This home and its outbuildings stand in near original condition with only a new porch added to the house. Three daughters of John (Frieda Wuthrich, Clara Haskell, and Martha Thorne) live in separate homes on the original property. They remember their father's vegetable garden in front and their mother's tree roses around the porch of the house.
Cashier table outside the library entrance with two women behind table and one standing. Large sign in window declares that a photocopy machine is now available at the library. The library association's first annual rummage sale, held in the breezeway between the library and Bales Thriftway at 12504 NW Cornell Road on September 18 and 19, 1976. M.E.S.S. stands for Misc. Etc. Super Sale.
Quilt is laid on floor of library for final quilting of the backing to the quilt top. As noted in the scrapbook for the project: '1977 The Cedar Mill Heritage Quilt won third prize in the Northwest Quilters' Association annual show.'
Sue was the project manager as well as the creator of the quilt block 'Ketterman Home'. The quilt hung on display in the library during the M.E.S.S. rummage sale.
Dolly Freed, a local artist and photographer, assisted in the design of many of the Heritage Quilt blocks.The quilt hung on display in the library during the M.E.S.S. rummage sale.
The creator of the block of 'Holly Plantingsl', part of the 15-block Cedar Mill Heritage Quilt. The quilt hung on display in the library during the M.E.S.S. rummage sale.
The creator of the block of 'Wesley Chapel', part of the 15-block Cedar Mill Heritage Quilt. The quilt hung on display in the library during the M.E.S.S. rummage sale.
The creator of the block of 'Cedar Mill School', part of the 15-block Cedar Mill Heritage Quilt. The quilt hung on display in the library during the M.E.S.S. rummage sale.
Al and Kathryn Greathouse held the winning ticket in the raffle for the Cedar Mill Heritage Quilt, hanging in background. They stand between board president Jack Thurber and project manager Sue Peterson. According to captions in the event scrapbook, Al and Kathryn raised their family in Cedar Mill; Kathryn now lives in Beaverton.
Association board president Jack Thurber holds barrel of raffle tickets while former U. S. Senator Maurine Neuberger draws the winning ticket in a fund raising evern for the Cedar Mill Community Library on September 18, 1976.
Neuberger looks on while board president Jack Thurber and board member Allan Van Veen shake up the barrel of raffle tickets. Caption included on scrapbook page next to image says: Shake!
Heritage Quilt drawing was held inside the library space where supporters and creators of the quilt gathered.The quilt was created as a fund raiser for the new Cedar Mill Community Library Association.
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.)
