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July 2016

Nature and Community: 7th Annual Heritage Invitational Exhibit
Nature and Community: 7th Annual Heritage Invitational Exhibit

Past Exhibits

Nature and Community: 7th Annual Heritage Invitational Exhibit

Heritage Center2017-04-17T15:52:11-07:00July 29th, 2016|Categories: Past Exhibits|Tags: Community, Exhibits, Heritage Invitational Exhibit, Nature|

Fri. January 20, 2017 – Sat. May 15, 2017 Member’s Opening: January 19, 2017 The Mid-Willamette Valley possesses myriad complex ecological systems and natural [...]

Santiam Bean Festival Parade 1949
Santiam Bean Festival Parade 1949

Community Memories, History Tidbits

Santiam Bean Festival Parade 1949

Heritage Center2016-07-28T15:21:58-07:00July 28th, 2016|Categories: Community Memories, History Tidbits|Tags: 1949, Claud's Service Station, Denny Frank, Eva 92, Farwell's Pharmacy, Hanson's Market, Jack of the Beanstalk, Loc Bloc Construction Company, police department, Santiam Bean Festival, Stayton, Stayton Hardware and Furniture|

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Jack of the Beanstalk – 15th Annual Santiam Bean Festival
Jack of the Beanstalk – 15th Annual Santiam Bean Festival

Community Memories, History Tidbits

Jack of the Beanstalk – 15th Annual Santiam Bean Festival

Heritage Center2020-12-29T14:01:32-08:00July 20th, 2016|Categories: Community Memories, History Tidbits|Tags: A.J. Frank, Albany, Albany Herald, Albany Timber Carnival parade, American Legion Auxiliary, Angus Ware, Associated Press, bean-hole feed, Boston, Boston baked beans, Boston Braves, Browning Brothers, Catholic Daughters of America, Cherryland Festival parade, coronation, dances, Denny Frank, Eva Rebekah Lodge, Gail Elmer, Gene Malecki, Glenn Julian, Jack of the Beanstalk, Kenneth Ware, Leroy Fender, Louie Freres, Louise Frank, Lyons, Massachusetts, Mayor Curley, McNary Airport, Mehama, Myron Fender, Ormond R. Bean, parades, Paris Woolen Mills, Paul Freres, Percy Elmer, Perry Markham, Pittsburgh Pirates, Portland City Commissioner, radio amateur hour, Raymond Markham, Robin Hood organization, Salem radio, Santiam Bean Festival, Sherwood, St. Paul Rodeo, Stayton, Stayton canneries, Stayton Garden Club, Thumper Julian, United Airlines, West Stayton|

It was the year without a bean festival queen in Stayton. Festival manager Gene Malecki and fellow organizers of the 15th Annual Santiam Bean [...]

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William and Ann Rector
William and Ann Rector

History Tidbits, People, Uncategorized

William and Ann Rector

Heritage Center2016-10-20T14:55:40-07:00July 15th, 2016|Categories: History Tidbits, People, Uncategorized|Tags: Adrienne Rector, Alfred Lomax, Alwilda Rector, Andover, Ann Rector, Aumsville highway, Barlow Trail, Beaver Money, Benjamin Rector, Blue Mountain tribes, British Columbia, California, California gold fields, capitol, Cascades, Casius Rector, Cayuse, Cayuse Indians, Champoeg Country, Champooick District, Charles Crocker, Civil War, Commercial St., Corban College, Corvallis, Davis and Furber Company, ditch, Fort Walla Walla, Fred Lockley, gold fields, Grand Ronde Valley, Great Walla Walla Council, Hamilton Campbell, History of the Columbia River Valley, Indian Agency, Indian reservation, Indian superintendent, Indiana, Jane Stanley, Kalapuyan Indians, Ludlow Rector, Malcom Clark, Margaret Stanley, Marion County, Mark West Woolen Mills, Massachusetts, Matthew Deady, Mill Creek, Missouri, Nez Perce, North Santiam River, Ohio, Oregon, Oregon City, Oregon Coast reservation, Oregon woolen products, Osborne Russell, Peter Burnett, rebellion, Rector Building, Rogue River Valley tribes, Samuel Barlow, San Francisco mint, State Agricultural Society of California, territorial capitol building, territorial legislature, The Dalles, Theresa Rector, Third Provisional Legislature, Thomas Cross, Thomas Stanley, Turner Road, Umatillas, Virginia, Volney Rector, Walla Walla, Whitman Massacre, Willamette University, Willamette Valley, Willamette Woolen Manufacturing Company, William Henry Rector, William Rector|

Readers should feel free to use information from this article, however credit must be given to the Willamette Heritage Center and to the author. by [...]

Robert Newell
Robert Newell

History Tidbits, People

Robert Newell

Heritage Center2016-10-20T14:55:40-07:00July 6th, 2016|Categories: History Tidbits, People|Tags: Alex Drips, Andrew Sublette, Ben Franklin, Booshway, businessman, California Gold Rush, Cayuse, Ceran St. Vrain, Champoeg flood, Champoeg Masonic Lodge, Charles Bent, Columbia, Davey Jackson, Department of Indian Affairs, Doc Newell, Dr. John McLoughlin, farm, Francois Matthieu, fur trapper, HBC, Hillsboro, Hudson's Bay Company, Idaho, Indian agent, Indian wife, Jason Lee, Jed Smith, Joe Meek, keel boats, Lapwai, legislator, Lucien Fontenelle, Marion County Democratic Convention, Milton Sublette, Mogul, Native Americans, Nez Perce, Ohio, Oregon City, Oregon Herald, Oregon Printing Association, Oregon State Legislature, Oregon Trail, Peter Burnett, President Grant, printing press, Rebecca Newman, Robert Newell, Rockies, Spectator, Tom Fitzpatrick, Tualatin Plains, W.H. Gray, Waiilatpu, Walla Walla, Washington D.C., Whitman Massacre, Willamette Falls, Willamette Valley, William Bent, William Sublette, Wolf Meeting, Zanesville|

Readers should feel free to use information from this article, however credit must be given to the Willamette Heritage Center and to the author. By [...]

Cartoon Clue to Proposed Woodburn Air Force Base
Cartoon Clue to Proposed Woodburn Air Force Base

History Tidbits

Cartoon Clue to Proposed Woodburn Air Force Base

Heritage Center2016-10-20T14:55:41-07:00July 5th, 2016|Categories: History Tidbits|Tags: Air Force Base, Aurora, Capital Journal, D.B. DuRette, Fairfield, George Putnam, Killian Smith, Marion County, Mayor, Monte Leo Jones, Oregon Statesman, Phil Sanders, Richard Grabenhorst, Robert White, Salem Area Chamber of Commerce, Salem Real Estate Association, Stanley Grove, T.L. Workman, United States Air Force, United States Navy, Walter Norblad, Wiley Weathers, Woodburn|

Cartoon by Monte Leo Jones for the Capital Journal. Research indicates that this cartoon may have been depicting the proposed Woodburn Air Force Base [...]

June 2016

Hannah Martin – first female legislator from Marion County 1932-1940
Hannah Martin – first female legislator from Marion County 1932-1940

History Tidbits, People, Uncategorized

Hannah Martin – first female legislator from Marion County 1932-1940

Heritage Center2020-12-29T13:43:40-08:00June 24th, 2016|Categories: History Tidbits, People, Uncategorized|Tags: Alaska, attorney, Capital Journal office, chameleon, Commercial St., Cuba, D.S. Dautoff, Dina Dautoff, Dina Margulies Dautoff, European Jews, gold fever, government aid, Great Depression, Hannah Dautoff, Hannah Martin, Isidore Kohnsky, Ivan Martin, Jack Rigo, Jack Rigo Jr., Jack the Snake Charmer, Joseph Dautoff, Josephine Dautoff, Kira Kinney, law school, Leo Dautoff, Living history, Marion County, Masonic Temple building, Mt. Angel, New York City, Oaks Park, orchestra leader, Oregon Daily Journal, Oregon House of Representatives, Oregon State Legislature, Oregonian, perfect score, politician, Portland, pre-Castro, Prohibition, Republican, Roman Catholic community, Russian violinist, Salem, shoulders of giants, Sir Isaac Newton, Sprague High School, teen interpreters, Victor Dautoff, Willamette University, Youth and Government, YWCA|

Hannah Martin, first woman elected to the Oregon State Legislature. Photo Credit - Oregon Voter, December 31, 1932 Each summer as school [...]

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Hermogenes B. Carbonell
Hermogenes B. Carbonell

History Tidbits, People

Hermogenes B. Carbonell

Heritage Center2016-10-20T14:55:41-07:00June 21st, 2016|Categories: History Tidbits, People|Tags: Bernardo Gapuz, Cecilio Areola, Elpidio Delmendo Goano, Filipino, Hermogenes Barba Carbonell, Salem High School, Simon Carbonell, The Phillipines|

Hermogenes Barba Carbonell senior portrait, Salem High School CLARION Annual, 1918. WHC 1997.021 Hermogenes Barba Carbonell was born on December 8, 1896 in [...]

Jason Lee
Jason Lee

History Tidbits, People

Jason Lee

Heritage Center2016-10-20T14:55:41-07:00June 14th, 2016|Categories: History Tidbits, People|Tags: Anna Maria Pittman, April 1834, Brooks, cattle speculation, Christian, Congress, Constitution Hall, Cornelius Brosnan, Courtney Walker, Cyrus Shepard, Daniel Lee, Flathead Indians, Fort Vancouver, French trappers, governor, Hudson's Bay Co., Independence Missouri, Indian Manual Training School, Jason Lee, John McLoughlin, Kalapuya, London Wesleyan Missionary Society, Lucy Thompson, Massachusetts, Mission Board, Nathaniel Wyeth, National Statuary Hall Collection, Northwest Indians, Oregon Provisional government, petitions, Philip Edwards, Quebec, reinforcements, report to Congress, Rev. George Gary, Reverend Lee, Richard Pope, sailed East, Slacum Expedition, St. Louis, Stanstead, superintendent of mission, territory status, Wilbraham Academy, Wilbur Fisk, Willamette River, Willamette University|

Readers should feel free to use information from this article, however credit must be given to the Willamette Heritage Center and to the author. By [...]

Friendly Farm Restaurant – Jim & Marguerite Sumpter
Friendly Farm Restaurant – Jim & Marguerite Sumpter

History Experiences, People

Friendly Farm Restaurant – Jim & Marguerite Sumpter

Heritage Center2020-12-28T20:33:42-08:00June 14th, 2016|Categories: History Experiences, People|Tags: fried chicken, Friendly Farm, Harold L. Hill, Jane Kerber, Jim Sumpter, Korean War, LaVile Czarnetzki, Marguerite Sumpter, McHugo, Mother's Day, Myrna Landon, Navy, Portland Rd., Salem High School, World War II|

The Daily Capital Journal newspaper dated November 5, 1938 stated it perfectly. “Some people have a way of always making you feel welcome. That's [...]

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