Fruitland Church Picnic, 1913
This newly acquired photo (WHC 2014.026.0001), depicts members of the Fruitland Church picnicking at Silver Falls State Park in 1913. Fruitland is a community located [...]
May 2014
Washington School Architectural Detail, 999.277
Today, Volunteer George found an undated, unsourced newspaper article which describes the demolition of the old Washington School and subsequent donation of architectural fragments to [...]
Preservation Month Fair at the State Capitol May 29, 2014
May is National Historic Preservation Month and for Oregon communities throughout the state it’s an opportunity to reflect on significant [...]
April 2014
Casebere Standard Kindergarten
1916 Casebere Standard Kindergarten -Â WHC image 2014.011.0001 Â At the 1916 Oregon State Fair, under the sponsorship of the Oregon Congress [...]
Evangelical United Brethren Church Mystery, 2011.034
We have a been processing a large donation of materials from the Clear Lake area (an unincorporated area of Marion County north of [...]
Salem Hardware Company, 1912
It's nice to know we aren't the only ones who make typos. Source: Capital Journal. July 13, 1912 Section 1, page 7. [...]
March 2014
New Discoveries in Old Collections: The Holman Building
I sat in on a presentation once by an archaeologist who talked about doing archaeology in archives rather than in the field. Today [...]
Bush College or Brush College?
Original Brush College Schoolhouse built in 1860.Photo courtesy of Salem-Keizer School District. In the past few weeks this question has [...]
Request for Proposals for Heritage Invitational Exhibit 2015
5th Annual Heritage Invitational Extravaganza! Made in the Valley (draft title only) 2015 Heritage Invitational Exhibit Proposal The Willamette Heritage Center is accepting exhibit proposals [...]
The Return of William Oliver Brubaker
New Brubaker Family photo from 2009.058 collection. In April 2012, we shared a few photos of Colorado Dentist William Oliver [...]