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Home Tag Archives: Tualatin Valley

Tag Archives: Tualatin Valley

Quilt Barns: A Quaint and Colorful Tour Through Oregon History

By Fyllis Hockman
in :  Travel USA

The quilt barns represent an agricultural heritage, providing a connection each family has to the quilt and that the quilt has to their history. From inception to installation took about 6-8 weeks, and the quilters’ guild worked closely with the farm owners on design, colors and concept.  A lot of research went into identifying existing quilt designs which represent what the family wanted, and when none existed, an original design was  painted. Many are on farms over a hundred years old, with 10 on Century Farms which not only refer to their age but also the fact that they have been inhabited by one family all that time.

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Quilt Barns: A Quaint and Colorful Tour Through Oregon History

By Fyllis Hockman
in :  Travel USA
colorful block at a barn on the Rohrer property honors six tribes of Native Americans

Farm History. Family History. Artistry. Bursts of color. Tradition. Community. Creativity. So many different celebrations of life represented by the bountiful wooden quilts that majestically drape almost five dozen barn doors illuminating the landscape of Tualatin Valley (Twal’ i-tin), Oregon (Oar’-i-gun) – yes, the semantics DO make a difference (at least locally…). The combination of personal history and rural tradition that find voice in these quilt blocks brings to life customs, folklore and artistic expression reminiscent of the whole Valley.

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McMenamins Grand Lodge: A Hotel with a Flair for the Fanciful

By Fyllis Hockman
in :  Travel USA
one of the hallways at the McMenamins Grand Lodge

McMenamins Grand Lodge (Mic MIN i mins) in Tualatin (T’WAL-i-tin) Valley, Oregon (OAR-a-gun) – you get the idea – gives new meaning to the word funky – also whimsical and droll and quirky. Oh yes, and historic. But if you're looking for glitz or glamour – not to mention basic amenities such as a TV or a dresser – the hotel is not for you.

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