Karen and Opal share a distant relative

Feb 9, 2015 | Opal Whiteley

I am related to Opal Whiteley! I was reading a book about Opal Whiteley that I had been given by Sue Hunton, and I discovered that Opal and I are related! We share a distant relative, Daniel Boone. I immediately dug through my old paperwork, found my genealogy packet,...

The Schoolhouse Project at Camas County Mill

Feb 4, 2015 | Pioneer/ Historical

The walls of the Lower Fern Ridge School still show the graphite signatures of local school children from over 100 years ago. One hundred years ago, the distinct silhouettes of one-room schoolhouses were rural anchors in areas across the west, much like stone grist...

Moving to a new home!

Feb 3, 2015 | Work party/ moving

We are so excited to start moving to our new home at the Camas Country Mill and to be working with Tom and Sue Hunton. We are trying out a new relationship for one year and seeing how things go. Their farm, creek and pond, and pioneer schoolhouse and granary is the...