#1930s

#1930s

Hargreaves fills her pages with enhancing characters. First are the Bainbridges, John and Martha - with extensive sections on Martha - and their four children in the Oregon City area. Next, Martha's Uncle Adzi, a never-stop pioneer.

Stoneleigh is a modern suburb that uniquely acquired its church, St John's, concurrently with its housing plans in the late 1930s, fostering community development.