by Rachel Thomas | Apr 6, 2020 | Newberg History, Spanish Flu
By Rachel Thomas This is the second part of a two-part series on the history of the Spanish Flu in Newberg. Note: The George Fox University Archives are available for research! For more information visit their website! All clippings in this post are from the Crescent...
by Britta Mansfield | Oct 28, 2019 | Newberg History
By Rachel Thomas Photo: Amanda Woodward and Evangeline Martin in buggy, courtesy of the George Fox University Archives. In 1910, Newbergers became familiar with the sounds of a horse and buggy clip clopping down the streets, stopping at each home and business. In...
by Britta Mansfield | Oct 19, 2019 | Herbert Hoover
By Britta Mansfield Photo: First Class of Friends. Pacific Academy, Newberg, OR 1855. President Hoover, age 11, second pupil on left in front row. If you’ve been around Newberg or George Fox University you may have noticed that the name Herbert Hoover comes up a lot....
