Robin Hood meets George Washington at the County Seat

If you went to History Camp, you already know all about the connection between Robin Hood and George Washington. Alas, the Sherwood Robin Hood Festival has to explain it all over again every time we go to Hillsboro to help celebrate the Fourth of July!

The cry 'Rob from the Rich. Give to the Poor' did not receive so many puzzled looks this year! A Portland Rosarian even offered us gifts!

It's common knowledge that the American Revolution was a Robin Hood Festival that got carried away. Lots of old battle flags have Robin Hoodish images on them.

Two Sherwood Historians to be Knighted July 17!

A VIDEO TRIBUTE TO JUNE REYNOLDS. (We'll have more to say about Sherwood Historical Society President Polly in a future posting.) June Reynolds is the backbone of the Sherwood Historical Society's youth projects. Kids consider her weird, but she is also incredibly well organized. She is also an example of the sort of person Sherwood School District taxpayers have been supporting all these years. The bargain of the Century! (Signed, Clyde Ray List- Webmeister)

Visitors from Portland

A Century ago a visitor would be front page news in Sherwood. Now that two national magazines have labeled Sherwood one of the most livable towns in America, we've been getting all kinds of visitors.

	TOP LEFT: Saturday's tour was organized by Metro and led by historian Laura O. Foster. The tour on the right is the annual one led by our good friend Peter Chausse. We're at Dale's Barber Shop in this photo. BOTTOM LEFT: About twenty children from Tigard visited Morback House today (Monday, July 1).

History Camp at War

The business community of Old Town Sherwood survived several kid-raids today. Much metal was collected for the War Effort, along with "zillions of business cards." Bill Maplethorpe dropped by to explain the things that really mattered.

Welcome to History Camp!

What a Ball We had at Parrett Mountain Farm!
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This 4th Grade was the Last of Its Kind!

This crop of 4th Graders was the last students in our school system who were born in the 1900s. No one after them will ever feel quite the same amount of sympathy for we who suffered through World War II and Viet Nam and the Hindenburg and all the rest. But we did our best to leave a good impression.

Sherwood 4th Graders at the Heritage Center

Guests from the Sherwood School District began their week long trek to the Sherwood Heritage Center today! We were happy to see so many Fourth Graders, but the ghost on the stairs at Moback House wasn't quite so sure!	The great thing about spending all Monday washing clothes was that you could look forward to spending all of Tuesday ironing them. No wonder so many European emigrants simply went out to the woods to live with the Native Americans!

HISTORY CAMP JUNE 22-26!

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The Town of Middleton Revealed!

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Now we know what Middleton Oregon USA looked like from the air. The place must have looked a lot like Sherwood, except that the streets were laid out long before there was a railroad. Harrison Street, Pearl Street, and Main Street (Middleton Road) are still traveled today.

Robin Hood Festival Video

Historian and Former Mayor Clyde List interviews Magician and former City Councilor Julian Thornton about his current career as King Richard Lion Heart. We would assume Thornton has gone completely mad, except that everyone else in the picture is suited up as well. It's a publicity photo shoot for the Robin Hood Festival (which doesn't happen until the 3rd week end in July). The conversation took place at Stella Olsen Park Saturday May 9. See the Robin Hood Festival Web Page for more photos.