Friends of Historic Forest Grove
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by Lisa Amato
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Pioneer Kids! |
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Pioneer Village Webquest Resources Page |
| Click on this link for lots of pioneer projects and fun things to do . . . |
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Teachers! |
| Use the links on this resource page for PowerPoint presentations, free clip art, lesson plans and more! |
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Pioneer Crossword Puzzle |
| Print out a copy of this puzzle and test your knowledge of pioneer terms and Forest Grove's history! | |
| Answer sheet - but don't cheat! |
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Coloring Fun |
| Print out each of the coloring sheets below or an entire coloring book of a true pioneer story! | |
Courtesy of Pacific University Archives |
Recommended Reading |
| If I Live To Be A Hundred by Lisa L. Oborn | |
| When three young people are mysteriously transported back in time to 1848 Forest Grove, they find themselves coping with the drastically different life style and social tribulations of the time, including the disturbing possibility of never being able to return home to the future. Journey with Nora, Molly and Sam as they discover love, courage and God while meeting some of the most fascinating characters in Oregon history! Written by a FHFG member - for ages 11 and up. |
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A Heart For Any Fate by Linda Crew |
| Westward to Oregon, 1845 | |
| For 17-year-old Lovisa King, Oregon holds the promise of a new life. As she leaves Missouri with three generations of her family, Lovisa is bold, eager, headstrong, and sure that none of the tragedies suffered by earlier families will befall hers. Based on a true story! | |
| "Looking back later, what I would remember most was our confidence. Our innocence, you might even say. I would remember, and it would break my heart . . ." |
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The Boy Who Saved Cleveland by James Cross Giblin |
| In 1798, Cleveland , Ohio, which was made up of just three log cabins and a few acres of cornfield in the middle of a forest, was in danger of being wiped out by a malaria epidemic. Based on fact, this book tells the remarkable story of Seth Doan, a young boy whose heroic efforts kept his family and neighbors alive and ultimately put the city of Cleveland on the map. |
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The Stout-Hearted Seven by Neta Lohnes Frazier |
| Orphaned On the Oregon Trail | |
| With great excitement, the Sager family packed their most important goods into a covered wagon and joined hundreds of others for the journey west in the spring of 1844. However, dreams of a better life would not come true for them when both parents died and were buried along the trail. Follow the true story of the seven Sager children as they brave starvation, disease, crippling accidents and the most brutal Indian massacre in history! |
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Fire In The Wind by Linda Crew |
| In the summer of 1933, a fierce forest fire known as the historic Tillamook Burn rages throughout northwestern Oregon, threatening the logging camp near Gales Creek where 14-year-old Storie and her family live . . . |
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Into the Firestorm: A Novel of San Francisco, 1906 by Deborah Hopkinson |
| A suspenseful and carefully researched novel of the Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire and of one boy’s heroic fight to survive it . . . |
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My Brother Abe by Harry Mazer |
| Sally Lincoln, the girl who helped shape the life of one of this country's greatest presidents, has never before been heard. Now she tells her own story of an unsettling time for the Lincoln family, which changed and influenced both children forever . . . |
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