Linda McCormick

Linda McCormick grew up in Eugene, Oregon and moved with her family to Southern California where she graduated from high school in Garden Grove. In 1981 she and her husband moved back to the Northwest in the Portland area. Linda had a long career in the hairdressing business and owned her own salon for many years. The couple retired in Brownsville, Oregon in 2005. This is where her love of history really blossomed. Linda has done historical research for different community events she is...See more

Linda McCormick grew up in Eugene, Oregon and moved with her family to Southern California where she graduated from high school in Garden Grove. In 1981 she and her husband moved back to the Northwest in the Portland area. Linda had a long career in the hairdressing business and owned her own salon for many years. The couple retired in Brownsville, Oregon in 2005. This is where her love of history really blossomed. Linda has done historical research for different community events she is involved with, sharpening her research skills. Curiosity about famous Missionary Henry Spalding, and his immediate family, caused her to research their story after she found that they lived in Brownsville for a time. The culmination of that data resulted in the journey of writing a book. Since writing the book, The Spaldings of the West, Linda has met many descendants of Henry Spalding, which adds to the depth of her experience. Probably the biggest thrill was working alongside famous author Jane Kirkpatrick while she wrote her historical fiction novel called "The Memory Weaver." Linda continues to be interested in local history and is working on a book about the streets in Brownsville and who they are named for. See less