Nanninga Family, 1949
Inevitably, every local historical society ends up with materials in their collection with only a passing connection to their geographic location. Such is the case [...]
December 2014
December 6, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent From the Daily Oregon Statesman comes the following: HAND TO HAND BATLE WAGED OUTSIDE LODZ Combatants Exhaust Ammunition, then [...]
December 5, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent In an earlier post I compared World War I, the Great War as it was and for some still [...]
Keep Your Money in the Circle, 1920
Logo from Marion County Facts Book, 1920. WHC X2013.001.0004.002. We got a kick out of this logo that came out of a Marion [...]
December 4, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent The front page of The Daily Capital Journal had these headlines regarding the war: MEDICATED COTTON FOR HOSPITAL USE SENT [...]
December 3, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent From the front page of The Daily Capital Journal: SOCIALISTS MAY EXPEL THEIR LEADER He Was the Only Member [...]
December 2, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent Continuing William G. Shepherd’s reporting from the Austrian front, the headline read: SCENES AT FRONT WITH AUSTRIANS TOLD BY [...]
December 1, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent Anything approaching first hand descriptions of the war were rare: SCENES AT FRONT WITH AUSTRIANS VIVIDLY DEPICTED War Correspondent [...]
November 2014
November 30, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent From the pages of The Daily Capital Journal for the last day of the month: THE CROWN PRINCE GIVES AN [...]
November 28, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent The day’s headlines and news from the Daily Capital Journal: EXPERT COMPARES NAVAL INCREASE OF [...]