History in the Hands of Teens
Teen Interpreters Faith Danner and Kayla Burns researching their historic characters. WHC Each June after the proverbial school bell rings in summer [...]
May 2019
September 2017
Heritage Center Photos help New Online Asahel Bush Letters Archive Initiative
Governor Stephen Fowler Chadwick portrait. Chadwick Collection. Willamette Heritage Center, 2011.060.0167. This portrait of Oregon’s 5th governor is one of three photographs [...]
February 2016
Caralyn B. Shelton, Oregon’s First Woman Governor (for a weekend)
Caralyn B. Shelton - image enlarged from WHC 1998.009.0017 “Oregon Has Today a Woman Governor” the headlines of [...]
November 2014
Willamette Collegian Newspaper is now Searchable Online
Willamette Collegian now available online! Photo Source: Willamette University Archives. Great news from Willamette University's Archives! The Willamette Collegian Newspaper is now [...]
May 2014
Preserving Oregon’s African American Historic Places Survey Announced
In honor of Historic Preservation Month, the Oregon Black Pioneers, in partnership with the State Historic Preservation Office, announces a property survey project entitled “Preserving [...]
January 2014
New National Quilt Project
Keni passed along this interesting project. If you like quilts, this is a fun browse and has lots of interesting information about quilt history.http://worldquilts.quiltstudy.org/americanstory/ [...]
October 2013
Windows of Migrant Life Website
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InBhqbhQp5s&w=420&h=315] This interview with Amelia Bustamante is just one of the fabulous snippets of history that have been collected by Miguel A. Salinas and Lidia [...]
August 2013
Historic Hayesville Project
The Historic Hayesville Project is compiling information on historical families, buildings, schools and landmarks that marked this location in NE Salem, Oregon, along what [...]
April 2013
Everything's Coming Up Roses
We had the opportunity yesterday to meet with representatives from the NW Rose Historians and hear about their plans for an historic rose garden next [...]
March 2013
Pioneer Mothers Cabin featured on National Preservation Blog
Read the article here.