Salem in 1912
In honor of Theater Outreach's production of The Music Man, set in 1912 fictional River City, Iowa, we decided it would be interesting [...]
September 2012
The Life of Vesper Geer
If you haven't had the chance to see this wonderful new biography on the life of Vesper Geer, mark your calendars! The next showing [...]
August 2012
Hop Picking in the Willamette Valley
While trolling the internet last week we found this interesting account of picking hops in West Salem, Oregon written by Adam Bihn in May of [...]
Hop Picking in the Willamette Valley
While trolling the internet last week we found this interesting account of picking hops in West Salem, Oregon written by Adam Bihn in May of [...]
June 2012
Current History: Rosedale School
I had the bittersweet opportunity to go out to Rosedale School yesterday to pick up the old school bell. Rosedale is one of several historic [...]
January 2012
Within are Recorded the Common Words of the Uncommon People of the State of Oregon
By Richard van Pelt The Willamette Heritage Center has a collection donated by George Strozut for which the engraving on the wall of the state [...]
November 2011
Columbus Day Storm Memories
After Amy’s column in the Statesman Journal this weekend, we’ve gotten a wonderful response from folks sharing their memories of the [...]