President Truman visits Salem aboard the INDEPENDENCE in 1948
THE INDEPENDENCE, President Harry Truman's plane at McNary Field in Salem Oregon, June 1948. Willamette Heritage Center, Al Jones Collection, 2007.001.2095. By [...]
July 2017
June 2017
Dora Lehman Barnes – Oral History & Teenagers
Dora (center) with fellow TKWM workers Fern Harper, Christina Heman, Chester Page, and Mrs. Grable in the late 1920s. Willamette Heritage Center M3-1992-117-0006 [...]
C.A. Whale – Pianos and Organs
C.A. Whale Piano and Organ House on Commercial St. circa 1902-1905. Willamette Heritage Center 2017.028.0001 We have learned here in the research [...]
May 2017
Mrs. P.E. Fullerton – Bedspread Points to Early 20th Century Salem Family
Coverlet donated by the Petram family.Willamette Heritage Center 2016.064.0001 At 162 years old, the blue and white coverlet was in remarkably good [...]
Disco Inferno at the Mill
There is something slightly ironic at the thought of a disco, called Disco Inferno, operating on the second floor of the Thomas Kay Woolen [...]
April 2017
Salem Easter Traditions – Egg Hunts, Parades, Sunrise Services
Cowboy Jeff Bright, Bunny Dean Davis, and Egg Michael Linger at the 1976 Donald Easter Parade. Willamette Heritage Center 2004.025.0028 "Here comes [...]
The Zwicker Family and the Fluff Rug Industry
Recycling was just a part of good business at the Zwicker Family's Salem Fluff Rug and Mattress Factory Advertisement for the Salem Fluff Rug [...]
March 2017
Oakes Family Quilt
Albert and Pearl Oakes 40th Anniversary QuiltWillamette Heritage Center 2016.095.0001 Operation quilt rescue began with a vigilant thrift shop volunteer on the [...]
February 2017
Year of the Big Snow in Salem was 1937
The “Big Snow” hit Salem 80 years ago This past week we marked the 80th anniversary of Salem’s record-setting single snow fall day. From [...]
January 2017
Frank Stone Barton – Electric Dream House
The Barton family gathered around the radio in their home on 901 Capitol St. NE. Their electrical dream home is now the [...]