Wentz Family – Ghost Story
The story played out in a brief succession of news articles in 1892. Eyewitness accounts. Ghost siting reported on the Wentz farm about 10 [...]
October 2016
Fischer Flour Mill
A simple quilt pieced from the wool shirts and long johns in a housewife’s scrap bag. The backing made from re-purposed flour bags with [...]
Haniger Hat Shop
Interior view of Haniger Hat Shop.WHC 1994.056.0001 “Wait a minute. Don’t be in such a rush spending your [...]
September 2016
Elliott Family Photos — Maybe?
Mrs. Elizabeth Elliott taken October 1937. Photo Source: Willamette Heritage Center 0082.029.0002.004. This photograph, inscribed "Mrs. Elizabeth Elliott taken October 1937. Born Jan. [...]
President Taft Comes to Salem
This article about President Taft’s visit to Salem in 1911 was originally published in the Statesman Journal in August 2016. It is reproduced here with [...]
The Pringle Family Goes to Oregon
The Pringle Family Goes to Oregon Clark S. Pringle and Octavius M. Pringle as older men. Octavius’s memoirs provide a [...]
If Walls Could Talk – Pearson Family Story
It began with a simple home improvement project adding insulation to a bedroom closet wall to improve energy efficiency in an old 1920s farmhouse. [...]
Ringling Brothers Circus 1907
Circus program 1907. WHC 2014.082.0318 On Wednesday, August 28, 1907 the “greatest show on earth” came to town. [...]
August 2016
White’s Restaurant
Maynard Drawson holding a White’s Restaurant menu featuring Maynard’s Meatloaf special.Photo Credit: Willamette Heritage Center 2007.050.0002 White’s Restaurant at 1138 Commercial St. [...]
Oregon School for the Blind Oral History Project
The property that used to be home to the Oregon School for the Blind was acquired by Salem Health and the buildings were slated for [...]