Take a look at interesting materials from our collections.
Breyman Family Favorites
1909 Good Housekeeping Everyday Cook Book, published by The Oregonian newspaper. WHC Collections 2023.035.0001 This cookbook belonged to Anna Louise [...]
June 2024
March 2024
Murhammer Crazy Quilt
Crazy Quilt created by Helena Kayser Murhammer in 1915. More traditional block found in left center section of the quilt top. Overall block [...]
July 2023
Tiger Engine No. 2 – Salem Fire Department
We were pleasantly surprised recently when one of our research volunteers located an historic Oregon Journal article that provided history and context to this framed [...]
January 2022
Salem in Portraits
Portraits and brief biographical sketches of Salem individuals from 1930. Persons included were nominated by friends with the only qualification being their active [...]
July 2021
Great Oregon Steam-Up
Celebrating the Bygone-Era of Steam on Mid-Valley Farms a Tradition in Itself Steam engine belted up to a threshing machine [...]
March 2019
Mystery Scrapbook
In 1983 a rather non-descript black photo album was donated to the Marion County Historical Society. Only a third of the pages were filled [...]
January 2019
Finding New Music 100 Years Ago
How do you find music to listen to? I was recently reflecting on the way music access has changed in my own life in [...]
July 2018
Charles E. Couche – Rivercrest Jersey Farm
On a tour of the new Yesterdayland: Innovations of the Past exhibit at the Willamette Heritage Center I found myself stumped by a set [...]
June 2018
Steam Cookers – the original instant pots
In preparation for our new exhibit Yesterdayland: Innovations of the Past we’ve been immersed in the history of early 20th century technology and having [...]
March 2018
Oregon Electric Timetable, 1918
Before there was I-5 and even widespread automobile travel, if you wanted to get to the next town in the Willamette Valley, [...]