Special Exhibit: Finding Salem’s Chinatown(s)
WHC 1313 Mill St, Salem, OR, United StatesIndividuals of Chinese heritage have been a part of Salem’s community since at least 1860. Despite this long presence, it has been harder to trace [...]
Spring Break Family Day – Spring Break @ WHC
WHC 1313 Mill St, Salem, OR, United StatesBring your family and celebrate spring break at the WHC with games, crafts, museum tours and fiber arts demonstrations. There’s a small prize for children [...]
Junior Archaeology Day – Spring Break @ WHC
WHC 1313 Mill St, Salem, OR, United StatesLearn how archaeologists excavate a site, study artifacts, and learn about peoples of the past. A FREE event featuring activities for the whole family. Find [...]
Spring Gala: We are Family
WHC 1313 Mill St, Salem, OR, United StatesJoin us in the Spinning Room at the WHC for our annual Spring Gala! We will enjoy for dinner, drinks, music, and fundraising. With your [...]
Zooming Back To History: Valencia Libby
Online/ZoomZooming Back To History: Valencia Libby The Enduring Legacy of Lord & Schryver Zooming Back to History is the Willamette Heritage Center's online history speaker series [...]
Public Archaeology Open House
WHC 1313 Mill St, Salem, OR, United StatesSee Archaeology in Action at the Willamette Heritage Center Saturday April 22 Have you ever wondered what it would be like to visit an archaeological [...]
Zooming Back to History: Scott Nadelson
Online/ZoomZooming Back to History: Scott Nadelson Mining the Gaps: How a Fiction Writer Re-Imagines History Zooming Back to History is the Willamette Heritage Center's online history [...]
Special Exhibit: To Your Health
WHC 1313 Mill St, Salem, OR, United StatesThrough the most recent global pandemic many have started to think about public health in new ways. What does it mean to be healthy? How [...]
Zooming Back to History: James Masnov
Online/ZoomZooming Back to History: James Masnov Intellectual History and Judicial Review Zooming Back to History is the Willamette Heritage Center's online history speaker series that seeks [...]
In Freedom’s Footsteps: Juneteenth Community History Walk
WHC 1313 Mill St, Salem, OR, United StatesBelieved to be Albert and Mary Ann Bayless. From St. Paul's AME Church Photo, State Library of Oregon 2006.001.0705 In partnership with Oregon [...]
Make Music Day – WHC Stage
Make Music Day Salem will be a fantastic event for the whole family! This is a worldwide celebration that invites amateur and professional musicians to [...]
Food Preservation: Intro to Pickling Vegetables
WHC 1313 Mill St, Salem, OR, United StatesLiving in the agriculturally rich Mid-Willamette Valley, at home food preservation has been an essential part of our heritage for many generations. Join instructors from [...]