Links

"...my favorite view of all that the earth affords..."
Homer Davenport, 1904

GeerCrest Farm, LLC
The farm operations and farm-life
education compoment of the GeerCrest land

Homer Davenport Days
A three-day festival in Silverton, OR
celebrating world-famous cartoonist,
country boy, and Ralph Geer's grandson — Homer Davenport


Neighboring Historical Societies
and Other Organizations

Silverton Country
Historical Society

Friends of Silver Falls State Park

Santiam Historical Society

Aumsville Historical Society

Marion County Historical Society

Oregon Historical Society

Other Historical Archives and Resources

Our Town Monthly: The Geer Family
Local article by Linda Whitmore on GeerCrest

The Marion County List of Heritage Trees
Includes listing of the Riding Whip Tree

The National Register of Historic Places
The farmhouse and companion stone house have been on the register since 1980

Northwest Digital Archives
They support and provide a format for smaller historical collections
from Alaska and the Pacific NW states

University of Oregon Libraries: Envisioning Oregon
Oregon Cooperative Collection Development Planning Project

Oregon State University: Oregon Multicultural Archives Digital Collection
Includes Native American history as well as the Geer Family

Oregon State University: Oregon Explorer Project
Info on Rural Communities

Oregon 150
Oregon's initiative to celebrate their sesquicentennial.

The Oregon Encyclopedia Online
Free resource on Oregon-centric topics