Washington County Oral Histories

Alfred E. Brooke oral history recording on the origins of Sherwood

An audio recording of an oral history of Alfred E. Brooke on the origins of the name of the town of Sherwood. Topics include: His parents John Brooke and Frances Easom Brooke; how his mother suggested the name of the town of Sherwood at a town meeting, after Sherwood Forest; other rumored origin stories for the name of the town of Sherwood; his birth in 1892; living at Mount Tabor in Portland; parents arriving in Oregon around 1890; the Willamette River freezing over around 1892; the Lambert Family of Portland; his father living in Sherwood around 1891 to head up the brickyard; reasons for the brickyard closing; childhood activities in Portland in the early 1900s; and other topics.

Brooke, Alfred E.

Portland (Or.) -- History

Washington County (Or.) -- History

Brooke, Alfred E.

Washington County (Or.)

Sherwood (Or.)

1 sound cassette (57 min.)

English

SHS_OH_3

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Sherwood Historical Society

Audiocassettes

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