Nancy Christensen

Nancy Choate Christensen lived her first twenty-one years in La Grande, Oregon on the east side of the Blue Mountains. She received a B.S degree in Elementary Education from Eastern Oregon College in La Grande and did graduate work in School Psychology at Humboldt State University, Arcata, California. Now she is retired and living in Lebanon, Oregon where she is a member of the Lebanon Genealogical Society.

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  • Katherine Sterrett Munra (Grandma Munra) (1831-1923)

    Katherine Sara Sterrett Munra, known widely as "Grandma Munra," became famous for her skillful operation of fine dining rooms at railroad eating houses in early Oregon. She was noted for her cooking, charm, and hospitality. Being adept at treating patrons as honored guests, she remembered their names as they returned …

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