Provenance Problems
Monogram on Parasol Handle, WHC 0083.035.0002 This is the handle of a parasol. Like many articles in the museum’s collections [...]
October 2015
Elvira Johnson Perkins – the Harp of the Willows
Wascopam Mission - The Dalles, Oregon “Hark! ‘tis the sound of wailing Comes on the evening breeze, Forth [...]
Hello Alice – Haas family postcard 1908
Contributed by WHC volunteer Mike Nugent Oregon State Reform School WHC x2013.010.0022 WHC x2013.010.0022 Â Â Â Â Â Â Hello [...]
September 2015
Bishop Clothing and Woolen Mill Store
 C.P. Bishop sitting in the $5 shoe display in his store. "Now is the time and here is the place for [...]
August 2015
Yes Brittany, there was a Jason Lee
Jason Lee's original headstone in Lee Memorial Cemetery. WHC 1998.008.0020 A little over a month ago on a [...]
Word War 1 News for August 1, 1915
August 1, 1915, World War I in Marion County by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent The Oregon Statesman published two editorials addressing the issue of [...]
July 2015
Word War 1 News for Marion County on July 30, 1915
July 30, 1915, World War I in Marion County by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent Reports of fighting during the month of July related to [...]
P.J. Larsen & Sons – Wagon Making
 This article was written for the Statesman Journal and published in February 2014. It is reproduced here for reference purposes. 1931 Chevy House Car [...]
Word War 1 News for Marion County on July 13, 1915
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent The front page of the Capital Journal reported fears of terrorism: WIDE-SPREAD PLOT TO [...]