Nov
02
2011
A Slice of History: Remembering the Good Ol’ Days
At the time of its construction, the 1949 Tillamook cheesemaking plant was considered state of the art. During the dedication ceremony, a few individuals took some time out to reminisce about how cheese used to be made. Standing left to right is Harold Sutton, the new plant’s head cheesemaker; Frank Owens, TCCA’s vice president; George Lawson, TCCA’s secretary-manager; and Merle Jensen, the plant’s superintendent. The four men are comparing an old cheese kettle with the modern cheese vats behind them in the cheesemaking room. Well, they were modern for 1949 at least, but they don’t quite compare to the cheese vats you can see today in our cheesemaking room. The cheese vats today can hold about four times more milk.
January 9th, 2013 at 8:58 am
Hello,
I have just discovered through a family tree, that George Lawson was my grandfather!
Do you have anyone I can contact or do you have any more information about him?
Thank you in advance.
Best regards,
David Lawson
January 9th, 2013 at 9:13 am
Hi David,
That’s fantastic news! Your grandfather was a great part of this company and you should be proud to be related to such a cheesy guy! :) Would you please contact us here with your request for information on him: http://www.tillamook.com/contact/index.html
All the best,
Amalya, of the Tillamook Team