Eola
Hillside view of the former town of Eola, date unknown. WHC 2004.10.360 Have you ever time-traveled on your daily commute? I'll admit [...]
April 2018
Belva Lockwood Almost Speaks in Salem, 1885
Handbill found in the Willamette Heritage Center's Collections (WHC 80.8.13.5.2) announces an lecture by Belva Lockwood the famous woman lawyer at Salem's Reed Opera House [...]
March 2018
Fannie Case – the first woman to climb Mt. Hood?
So often in the process of researching and writing a monthly article for the Statesman Journal, I uncover fascinating side stories. A different angle [...]
Salem Water Company Records, 1998.003
Salem Water Company Also: Salem Water and Light Company, Salem Water, Light and Power Co. Advertisement, Oregon Magazine, 1921. Willamette Heritage Center Collections: [...]
For the Birds – Wayne Mentzer’s Birdhouse
Leather doorway fashioned for birdhouse on the Mentzer Machine Shop. X2017.007.0857. Wayne Mentzer's Birdhouse When Millwright David Birch slapped a 4" square [...]
Oregon Electric Timetable, 1918
Before there was I-5 and even widespread automobile travel, if you wanted to get to the next town in the Willamette Valley, [...]
Echelon
News from Camp Adair Echelon newsletter, first published March 19, 1942 at Camp Adair, a military cantonment located about six miles north of [...]
February 2018
Butteville
View of Butteville from across the Willamette River, circa 1910. WHC 0082.002.0022.059 On a beautiful February day last week, I took a [...]
Mystery Diary (0081.023.0010.026)
Mystery Diary is, well, very mysterious. Volunteer Katie Lively spent several months pouring over the tablet which contains a chronological, pencil-written entries from [...]
Horseshoe Club at the Thomas Kay Woolen Mill
1941 agreement between Horseshoe Club leaders at the Thomas Kay Woolen Mill provides an interesting look at recreational opportunities afforded employees at the Thomas [...]