[or-roots] an interesting book

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Beverly Cleary graduated from Grant High School in Portland Oregon. See link for a brief BIO. 



Eugene 



http://www.grantalumni.org/general-hall-of-achievement.html 

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From: "l horine" <l.horine at comcast.net> 
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Just to add to the wonderful story behind this story, Beverly Cleary is still alive, and living in south California - she will return to Yamhill and the Pike at some point - and the story itself is quite true.  Yamhill was, and is, a great place to grow up, and there are reminders of characters from Beverly's other books in Portland as well.  If you've never gotten to wind a maypole, she can show you how to do that! 
'lyn 

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From: "Dale Harguess" <daleharguess4 at gmail.com> 
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Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2013 5:25:23 PM 
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Perhaps you all already know about this book, but I came across it at the library and checked it out.  The title is: A girl from Yamhill: a memoir.   Written by the popular children's author Beverly Cleary.  It is an autobiography and is a fascinating read if you had parents or grandparents who grew up in Oregon in the early 1920's through the depression years, etc.  She is an excellent writer and you can really get a feel for what it was like back then.  My mom was born in 1919 and this was a perfect book for me to read to understand what things were like back then.  I would highly recommend it to anyone who might be interested in this era of Oregon, especially the Yamhill area. 
I think it is really helpful for a genealogist to read about the area her ancestors were from in the form of autobiographies when you can find them. 
Happy hunting, 
Dale in Southern California 
  
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