At least the kids were not on the solar panel section of the roof 🙂
L.E.
That is quite the rose bush. The thorns are probably more dangerous than falling off the roof.
The bush looks like it has some age to it, so I wonder if this photo was taken in Iowa.
I couldn’t find a Laraway who had twins, but Find A Grave doesn’t always have all the family members listed. W. F. Laraway had a daughter Cora, and she is not listed with the family.
Arthur Babitz
Dean Fletcher’s book has the full genealogy. Ralph Laraway’s twin girls were Barbara and Adelaide, born in 1913.
L. E.
Thanks Arthur. Ralph isn’t listed on FAG as a son. It appears he may have been living in Eugene when the girls were born.
I would like to know the history of that rose bush.
L.E.
In 1925 Ralph Laraway was living at 125 East 9th St. Eugene. This is right in the area where 9th St. intersects Willamette St. One of the oldest north-south routes through the Valley.
The area was part of Eugene Skinner’s 1846 Donation Land Claim.
“When Skinner and local Judge David Matteson Risdon platted “Eugene City” in 1852, the commercial center was specifically focused on Willamette Street at 8th and 9th Avenues.”
“1857 – Stagecoach service begins in Eugene. Renfrew’s Tavern, on the corner of Willamette and 9th
avenue (now Broadway) was the main stop in Eugene.”
Today, where Ralph Laraway lived is the area of a park, the Saturday Market, a large fountain and a statue of Ken Kesey.
Just to the north is Owen Rose Garden, the site of heritage rose bushes and Oregon’s Heritage Cherry Tree, possibly planted by Eugene Skinner in the 1860’s.
Thorn
One of my favorite topics! And some of the best advice ever thought of…
Dale Nicol
At least the kids were not on the solar panel section of the roof 🙂
L.E.
That is quite the rose bush. The thorns are probably more dangerous than falling off the roof.
The bush looks like it has some age to it, so I wonder if this photo was taken in Iowa.
I couldn’t find a Laraway who had twins, but Find A Grave doesn’t always have all the family members listed. W. F. Laraway had a daughter Cora, and she is not listed with the family.
Arthur Babitz
Dean Fletcher’s book has the full genealogy. Ralph Laraway’s twin girls were Barbara and Adelaide, born in 1913.
L. E.
Thanks Arthur. Ralph isn’t listed on FAG as a son. It appears he may have been living in Eugene when the girls were born.
I would like to know the history of that rose bush.
L.E.
In 1925 Ralph Laraway was living at 125 East 9th St. Eugene. This is right in the area where 9th St. intersects Willamette St. One of the oldest north-south routes through the Valley.
The area was part of Eugene Skinner’s 1846 Donation Land Claim.
“When Skinner and local Judge David Matteson Risdon platted “Eugene City” in 1852, the commercial center was specifically focused on Willamette Street at 8th and 9th Avenues.”
“1857 – Stagecoach service begins in Eugene. Renfrew’s Tavern, on the corner of Willamette and 9th
avenue (now Broadway) was the main stop in Eugene.”
Today, where Ralph Laraway lived is the area of a park, the Saturday Market, a large fountain and a statue of Ken Kesey.
Just to the north is Owen Rose Garden, the site of heritage rose bushes and Oregon’s Heritage Cherry Tree, possibly planted by Eugene Skinner in the 1860’s.
Thorn
One of my favorite topics! And some of the best advice ever thought of…