Shocking Accident, 1870
The following is the transcription of an article published in The Daily Oregon Statesman January 11, 1870. Shocking Accident. -- A little boy, five years [...]
March 2011
January 2011
Hidden Gems: A Mid-Valley Heritage Invitational Extravaganza
Hidden Gems: A Mid-Valley Heritage Invitational Extravaganza! January - March 2011 This exhibition gave 18 Mid-Valley heritage, cultural and history organizations the opportunity to bring [...]
December 2010
Cultivating Creativity: Art from the OSU Art
Cultivating Creativity: Art from the OSU Art About Agriculture Permanent Collection by Middle Willamette Valley Artists and Invited Artists September 24 - December 24, 2010 [...]
October 2010
New Blog, New Access to Our Collections
Welcome to the new blog of the Willamette Heritage Center's LARC (Library, Archives and Collections) Division. We are looking to bring you direct portal into [...]
August 2010
Wrapped in Pride: Ghanaian Kente and African American Identity
Wrapped in Pride: Ghanaian Kente and African American Identity June 25 - August 8, 2010 This traveling exhibition came to us from the National Endowment [...]
September 2005
Salvation Army Articles
Salvation Army Building Locations This articles is a compilation of the many past locations of the Salvation Army in Salem. Learn More Salvation Army [...]
August 2005
Streets
Salem Streets: Curious origins of width and angle Anderson Sundry Co., Portland Oregon Publishers, Color view of Liberty Street in downtown Salem. There [...]
Streetcars
Streetcars Salem's First Streetcar Line On January 1, 1889, the Rev. J. L. "Father" Parrish, last survivor of Salem's missionary founders, seized a broadaxe [...]
Streetcars Mule
Valuable Mule Electrocuted Stepped on a Trolley Wire on East State Street Property of a Wood Hauler. Efforts to secure an appraisal and settlement [...]
Streetcars Line
Salem's First Streetcar Line On January 1, 1889, the Rev. J. L. "Father" Parrish, last survivor of Salem's missionary founders, seized a broadaxe that [...]