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September 2012

Celebrities in Salem

Heritage Center2016-10-20T14:56:36-07:00September 6th, 2012|Categories: History Tidbits, Uncategorized|Tags: Alex Haley, Bob Hope, Charles Fullerton, Charles Gordon Fullerton, Charles Kuralt, Cher, Chill Wills, Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll, Dolly Parton, Dwight L. Moody, Grace Fullerton, Grand Theatre, John Denver, Johnnie Ray, Johnny Cash, Louis Armstrong, Mary Pickford, Nelson Rockefeller, Oregon State Fair, Paul Patterson, Peace Pilgrim, Roy Clark, Roy Rogers, Smothers Brothers, Sonny and Cher, Thomas E. Gaddis, Vicki Lawrence, Will Geer, Willamette University|

We came across this list of famous people who visited or were connected with Salem in some way. There were no citations with it and [...]

Try Your Hand at History

Heritage Center2020-05-07T21:03:17-07:00September 5th, 2012|Categories: Announcements, Heritage Happenings|Tags: Ancestry.com, DIY Workshops, Photos|

Try your hand at history this fall with our Do It Yourself History Workshops. Pre-registration is required. Please contact our office: 503-585-7012 or kyliep@willametteheritage.org DIY [...]

August 2012

Bush Family Farm Day

Heritage Center2020-03-15T06:25:50-07:00August 31st, 2012|Categories: Heritage Happenings|Tags: Agriculture, Bush House Museum|

Saturday, September 8, 2012 1-5 pm This event is generously sponsored by Salem Electric The Bush House Museum celebrates the farm [...]

Kansas and 17th Then and Now, X2012.018.0024

Heritage Center2016-10-20T14:56:36-07:00August 30th, 2012|Categories: Photo Highlights|Tags: 17th Street, 975 17th St. NE, Edsel K. Coran, Edsel K. Croan, Englewood Addition, Eugenia Dorman, Harold C Battin, Historic Buildings, James H. Dorman, Josephine Kelsh, Kansas Street, Lawrence J. Kelsh, Marguarite Sumpter, Rachel J. Ruth, Ruth Family, Salem, William R. Ruth, William Ruth House|

[googlemaps https://maps.google.com/maps?q=17th+and+Kansas+ST+NE+Salem,+Oregon&layer=c&sll=44.945127,-123.015332&cbp=13,290.85,,0,3.72&cbll=44.944946,-123.015422&hl=en&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=17th+St+NE+%26+Kansas+Ave+NE,+Salem,+Marion,+Oregon+97301&ll=44.945126,-123.015332&spn=0.005164,0.011362&t=m&z=14&panoid=PgdnVlMteT-S3saX0Iuz5Q&source=embed&output=svembed&w=425&h=350] Our volunteer Doug cataloged this photo today of the William Ruth House, located at 975 17th Street NE in Salem. [...]

Lincoln School Memories, 2010.054.0001

Heritage Center2016-10-20T14:56:36-07:00August 28th, 2012|Categories: Archives Spotlight|Tags: Arthur Englebart, Betty Johns, Betty Manoles, Bob Brazcau, Bob Crossler, Carlotta Crowley, Clarence Webber, Dan Fry, Donald Coon, Donald McAllister, Dorothy Daugherty, Estella Douglas, Evelyn Goodman, Frank Miles, Grace Fallin, Hannah Converse, Harriet Hawkins, Helen Manoles, Jacqueline Vicary, Janet Gibson, Janet Kirk, Jimmy Butte, John Johnson, Joyce Reeves, Karlton Peters, Lincoln School, Loraine King, Loretta Kohlepps, Luanna Willamson, Margaret McAlpine, Marie Minch, Martha Collier, Napoleon Rocque, Neva Price, Norma Wooton, Patricia Schneider, Philip Jaskoski, Rodney Miles, Ronnie McDonald, Russel Wright, Salem, Shirley Hill, Susanna Schramm, Ward Miles, Warren Biggerstaff, Wayne Miller, Willis Bach|

In 2010, the Willamette Heritage Center received a scrapbook capturing the history of Lincoln School in the late 1920s and early 1930s (1928-1936). Lincoln School [...]

Photo of the Day: Mill City Group

Heritage Center2016-10-20T14:56:36-07:00August 17th, 2012|Categories: Photo Highlights|Tags: Mill City, Photo|

2003.001.0040. This photo-postcard has "Mill City" written along bottom of image in blue ballpoint pen. None of the individuals are identified. Anyone look familiar?

Salem NAACP Charter, 1970

Heritage Center2020-01-06T13:24:05-08:00August 17th, 2012|Categories: Artifact Spotlight|Tags: 1970, African American, Cherry Festival, Detroit Dam, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Parade, Salem Oregon, State Street|

One of the best parts of cleaning in the collections area is finding materials we didn't know we had, including this framed Charter (X2012.028.0003) granted [...]

Related to Salem School History

Heritage Center2016-10-20T14:56:37-07:00August 9th, 2012|Categories: History Tidbits|Tags: A.C. Gilbert, Allena Mellon, Central School, Charles Schmidt, D.W. Yoder, E.M. Corisan, East School, Eunice Downing, First Teacher, George A. Peebles, J.C. Nelson, J.M. Powers, J.T. Gregg, John M. Bugh, Junior High, Keizer School, Leena Belle Tartar, Margaret Cosper, Mary A. Robinson, Mrs. I. R. Moores, Musa Geer, O.M. Elliott, Salem, Salem High School, Salem Keizer School District, Sarelia Grubbe Miller, School Board, Schools, T.R. Traver, W.J. Crawford, William H. Byrd, William P. Pugh, Yew Park School|

Sometimes when I am going through files I come across something that would be really helpful in the right circumstances. This type-written document with no [...]

Parberry Grocery Company, 2012.032.0012

Heritage Center2016-10-20T14:56:37-07:00August 8th, 2012|Categories: Can You Identify?, Photo Highlights, Uncategorized|Tags: 2012.032.0012, Grocery store, Montana, Parberry Grocery Company, Salem|

This photo came to us in a recent donation. Most of the photos were Salem based images, but we have yet to find a Parberry [...]

HLC to Host Talk on Seismic Issues in Historic Homes

Heritage Center2020-07-11T05:25:44-07:00August 7th, 2012|Categories: Heritage Happenings|Tags: Earthquakes, Historic Houses, Historic Preservation, Salem Historic Landmarks Commission|

Interested in old houses? Worried about the coming big quake and your house? The Salem Historic Landmarks Commission is sponsoring a free talk about working [...]