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October 2018

New Monthly Program “Secrets of the Past”

Karin H2018-10-18T09:02:50-07:00October 18th, 2018|Categories: Heritage Happenings|

Who: Yamhill County Historical Society What: new monthly program “Secrets of the Past” When: Tuesday Oct 9 from 6-7:30 pm and Tuesday Nov 13 [...]

Shaw
Shaw

Community Memories, History Tidbits, Marion County Communities

Shaw

Heritage Center2024-05-12T20:10:29-07:00October 15th, 2018|Categories: Community Memories, History Tidbits, Marion County Communities|Tags: cement block factory, Dale Mattox, Fire, George Kearns, George Shaw, Highway 214, Howell Prairie Road, Mary Shaw, Reedville, Retta Cooper, Schomus General Store, Suzi Kilby, Waldo Hills Hotel|

Main road through Shaw, Oregon circa 1909. Left to right, Schomus General Store, Waldo Hills Hotel and the Catholic church. The Methodist church is [...]

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CSI: Salem
CSI: Salem

Past Exhibits

CSI: Salem

Heritage Center2019-09-03T10:30:22-07:00October 10th, 2018|Categories: Past Exhibits|Tags: Crime Fighting, Exhibit, Salem|

Salem Police Officer investigates crime scene. Photo by Gerry Lewin. WHC 2016.023.0077.024 (detail) CSI: Salem An historical look at fighting crime in [...]

White Sox Orchards
White Sox Orchards

History Tidbits, Uncategorized

White Sox Orchards

Heritage Center2019-04-08T09:04:08-07:00October 10th, 2018|Categories: History Tidbits, Uncategorized|Tags: 1906 World Series, baseball, Billy Sullivan, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Fielder A. Jones, Joe Tinker, White Sox Orchards|

The Interesting Story of the White Sox Orchards Much to the disappointment of his fans and teammates, Tinker A. Jones gave up money [...]

September 2018

Romance
Romance

Past Exhibits

Romance

Heritage Center2020-07-12T06:42:25-07:00September 21st, 2018|Categories: Past Exhibits|

Romance: Stories of Love and Passion in the Mid-Willamette Valley Exhibit Coming January 24, 2019 - April 20, 2019 Hedda Swart and Ruth Elizabeth [...]

Beans Delayed Start of Salem Schools in 1953
Beans Delayed Start of Salem Schools in 1953

Community Memories, History Tidbits, Uncategorized

Beans Delayed Start of Salem Schools in 1953

Heritage Center2018-09-21T17:34:50-07:00September 20th, 2018|Categories: Community Memories, History Tidbits, Uncategorized|Tags: 1953, Agrarian Economy, Agriculture, Beans, Cannery, Picking, Salem Public School, School Children, School Start Delay|

Beans Delayed Start of Salem Schools in 1953 Beans? Yes. Beans. The hot topic at the Salem School Board meetings in July of 1953 [...]

Belle Passi
Belle Passi

Community Memories, History Tidbits, Marion County Communities, People

Belle Passi

Heritage Center2024-03-22T12:23:41-07:00September 17th, 2018|Categories: Community Memories, History Tidbits, Marion County Communities, People|Tags: Barlow Road, Belle Passi, Belpassi, Carrie Young, Civil War, Confederate, Cumberland Presbyterian preacher, DAR, Daughters of the American Revolution, E.P. Henderson, French Prairie, Governor Addison C. Gibbs, Joel Palmer, John Lawrence Johnson, Laurel Hill, Mr. Craft, Neill Johnson, Oregon Pioneer, Pacific Christian Advocate, Philip Foster Farm, Robert Hanna, Thirteenth Amendment, Thomas B. Allen, Union, Washington Literary Society, William A. Jack, William Eaton, Woodburn, Zig Zag River|

Neill and Esther Johnson, Belpassi pioneers. Used with permission MGB Family Tree, Ancestry.com It was late August 1851, a miserably wet and [...]

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Liberty School Staff Photo, 1968-1969
Liberty School Staff Photo, 1968-1969

Can You Identify?, Photo Highlights

Liberty School Staff Photo, 1968-1969

Heritage Center2021-11-14T13:06:16-08:00September 12th, 2018|Categories: Can You Identify?, Photo Highlights|Tags: A. Elaine Myers, Alvina Warren, Ann Withycombe, Arlene Slattum, Barney White, Bernice H. Cave, Betty Johnson, Calvin Chambers, Catherine Norris, Darleen Keaton, David Warner, Earl Pearson, Gayle Corenbaum, Gene Isaacs, Gladys Mills, Hulda Barnside, Iola Candell, Jean Krause, John E. Turner, Kathleen Aeschliman, Kay Amundson, L. Neoma Beebe, Liberty School, Lorene Roberts, Marlene Buker, Mary Cunningham, Mary Ferry, Mary Jane Barrows, Mary Preissler, MaryLou Hawk, Maxine McGee, Melva Noble, Michael Everitt, Patricia Goebel, Philip A Parker, School Staff, Schools, Shirley Bedard, Steve Irving, Susan Smith, Teachers|

This photo is one of a series of Staff Photos found in the records of the Salem-Keizer School District Collection at the Willamette Heritage Center [...]