Gone Home timeline

Before 1970

c. 1898
Arbor Hill built by Oscar Masan’s parents
March 1, 1923
“W.R.” orders bootlegged liquor for delivery to Arbor Hill
September 8, 1933
Oscar Masan born in Boon County, OR
March 8, 1950
Janice Elizabeth Connelly born in Canada
c. 1951
Terrence L. Greenbriar born to Richard Greenbriar and Mary Greenbriar (née Masan)
1956
Richard Greenbriar named Professor Laureate of English at the University of Oregon
1957
Terry, age 6, visits the house on Arbor Hill, and has his height marked in the basement hallway
March 3, 1959
Masan’s Pharmacy opens
November 22, 1963
President John F. Kennedy assassinated in Dallas, TX
November 28, 1963
(Thanksgiving) Terry’s last childhood visit to Arbor Hill, age 12
December 10, 1965
Oscar Masan sells his pharmacy for a dollar and retires

1970–1993

Summer 1972
Janice Connelly and Terrence Greenbriar marry
July 20, 1972
Jan becomes a naturalized citizen of the U.S.
August 10, 1972
Oscar writes to Terry, congratulating him on his wedding; Terry tears up the letter, but saves the pieces
February 28, 1973
Oscar writes a final apology to his sister Mary Greenbriar; it is returned to him unopened
August 13, 1973
Oscar signs his last will and testament, leaving his entire estate to Terry
December 12, 1973
Kaitlin Greenbriar born
March 8, 1976
Mercury Books declines to publish the third John Russell novel
c. 1976
Yolanda DeSoto born
c. 1977
Samantha Greenbriar born
February 3, 1978
Terry’s friend Mike offers him a job writing reviews for HiFi Aficianado
Early 1985
Sam writes “The Hevin [sic] at the Edge of the World: The Turtle People, Part 1”
April 9, 1985
Sam’s teacher sends home a note about “tendencies” she has observed
1985 or 1986
Sam watches a fateful episode of She-Ra
April 21, 1990
Katie’s 100-meter relay team places first in the Regional Track and Field Finals
April 22, 1991
Katie places first in the girls’ long jump in the Regional Track and Field Finals
September 10, 1991
Katie receives a ✓+ on her sex ed homework
December 1, 1992
Sam writes “Heaven at the Edge of the World: The Green Glacier, Pt. 2”

1994

Early 1994
Oscar Masan dies
April 8, 1994
Katie’s passport issued
July 6, 1994
Katie leaves for Europe
August 1, 1994
The Greenbriars move to Arbor Hill
August 2, 1994
Katie sends a postcard from Paris
August 20, 1994
Sam starts keeping a journal of letters to Katie
August 30, 1994
Home Theater Aficianado sends Terrence a Pioneer CLD-D703 to review
August 31, 1994
Sam observes a tall shadow in the upstairs hall and suspects a ghost
September 1, 1994
Jan and Terry cancel their couples bowling and ballroom dancing classes all month; Jan attends cooking classes alone
September 2, 1994
An insurance inspector reluctantly signs off on the house’s electrical system
September 2, 1994
Ranger Rick Patermach transfers to Flintlock National Forest, under Jan’s supervision, to help with the controlled burn
September 3, 1994
Sam hears a voice at the bottom of the stairs and suspects a ghost
September 6, 1994
Sam’s first day of school; she is immediately identified as the “Psycho House girl”
September 9, 1994
Sam notices spoiled milk and suspects ghosts
September 9, 1994
Sam writes “The Menstrual Cycle: A Novella”
September 13, 1994
Sam spots Lonnie, but is too nervous to talk to her
September 15, 1994
Sam decides to borrow Daniel’s Nintendo games
October 2, 1994
Sam loses to Lonnie at Street Fighter and invites her over for a rematch
October 3, 1994
Sam wins the rematch; Lonnie gives her a Bratmobile tape
Oct. 3–6, 1994
Jan supervises the controlled burn operation
October 9, 1994
Lonnie spends the night; the girls hunt for ghosts and build a pillow fort
October 20, 1994
Lonnie gets suspended for refusing to change her t-shirt
October 21, 1994
Jan cooks dinner for Terry and Sam; Sam sees Pulp Fiction with Lonnie instead
October 22, 1994
Sam dyes Lonnie’s hair, and they attempt to contact Oscar with a Ouija board
October 28, 1994
Lonnie spends the night again; she and Sam stay up until 4 am looking for ghosts
October 29, 1994
Lonnie takes Sam to her first show (The Miss-fits at Stygia), and they stay over in the city
November 1, 1994
Sam and Lonnie’s first kiss
November 1, 1994
Jan gives Rick a perfect performance evaluation
November 1, 1994
Home Theater Aficianado’s reviews editor writes an angry letter to Terry
November 24, 1994
Sam and Lonnie have Thanksgiving dinner with each other’s families
December 1, 1994
Lonnie goes to Mexico and buys Sam a skull for Christmas
December 10, 1994
Sam buys Lonnie a two-piece heart locket engraved “S&L”

1995

January 21, 1995
Sam is accepted to Reed College’s summer Creative Writing program; Lonnie tells her she’s shipping out in May
February 4, 1995
Lonnie replaces the singer in Cubscout, and the band becomes Girlscout
February 8, 1995
Jan is offered a position as Regional Conservation Director
February 11, 1995
Sam hears Lonnie sing for the first time
February 22, 1995
Jan gets her hair done
February 23, 1995
Jan and Rick see Earth, Wind and Fire in concert
March 11, 1995
Lonnie and Sam are separated from the group during a field trip
Spring 1995
Sam’s locker is vandalized with a homophobic slur; Lonnie is suspended after defacing her own locker to match
March 26, 1995
Bratmobile plays a show at The Revue
March 26, 1995
Katie sends a postcard from Vatican City
March 28, 1995
Unknown Dimension contacts Terry about reprinting his books
April 5, 1995
Lonnie and Sam publish their zine, Kicking Against the Patriarchy
April 6, 1995
Inside Edition airs an episode about re-education camps for gay teens
April 10, 1995
Jan is officially promoted to Regional Conservation Director
April 21, 1995
Sam is suspended April 24–28 for distributing the zine at school
April 22, 1995
Sam comes out to her parents
May 1, 1995
Jan begins her new job
May 10, 1995
Katie sends a postcard from Barcelona saying she will be coming home soon
May 19, 1995
Daniel comes over; Sam apologizes and tells him about Lonnie
Jun. 3–7, 1995
Jan and Terry attend a couples’ counselling retreat
June 3, 1995
Girlscout’s final show at The Tonic; Lonnie dedicates the last song to Sam
June 4, 1995
Rick marries his girlfriend Helen
June 5, 1995
Lonnie and Sam’s last night together
June 6, 1995
Lonnie leaves for Basic Training, but calls Sam from Salem and asks her to run away instead
June 7, 1995
Katie arrives home from Amsterdam to an empty house