Rose Uptegrove Moody

My grandmother was born in Kansas. Along with her parents and 11 brothers and sisters
she moved to Oregon City, Oregon in the first decade of the 20th century. She was selected
to reign as Queen of Oregon City Booster Day in 1916. This honor qualified her to
represent Oregon City as a princess on the Portland Rose Festival Court that same year.

Enjoying one of the many
beautiful rivers around
Oregon City

What more can you say?

Queen of Oregon City Booster Day 1916 (more)
Portland Rose Festival Princess 1916

A gift of style signed
"Lovingly, Roses"

One of my Grandmother's
many dear sisters
Maude Uptegrove
age 23

Portland Rose Festival Queen Muriel sits in the center surrounded by her court and advisors (1916). Princess Rose is seated next to Queen Muriel in the middle row, second in from the left.

My grandmother enjoying
berries from her parent's OC farm.

A shy repose by
a beautiful Rose
on her wedding day
in 1920.

My grandmother
and my mother
Virginia in 1928

My grandparents, Rose and Kent Moody

Rose and friends share good-byes
at a train station