Salem’s Outdoor Christmas Tree
Judge ShawWHC 63.1.62.1.25 Once upon a time, in the city of Salem long ago, there was a little Christmas tree, a Norway [...]
December 2016
Holiday Windows – Renska’s Specialty Shop
1928 Christmas display window of the Specialty Shop owned by Renska Swart.Photo Credit: WHC 1963.001.0064.001.83 “Despite the hurry [...]
November 2016
Thanksgiving 1898 – Willamette Hotel
The year is 1898, the Spanish American War is drawing to a close, the gay ‘90s are still in full swing, and the U.S. [...]
Pennoyer’s Folly: Two Thanksgivings for Oregon
Thanksgiving postcard from the Muellhaupt family collection WHC 2006.047.0021 “Governor Pennoyer is an original, if a somewhat irreverent humorist. He is the [...]
Why is Salem Oregon’s Capital?
Why is the city of Salem Oregon’s Capital? By Kylie Pine Why is Salem Oregon’s Capital? I was asked this question twice this week [...]
October 2016
Wentz Family – Ghost Story
The story played out in a brief succession of news articles in 1892. Eyewitness accounts. Ghost siting reported on the Wentz farm about 10 [...]
Fischer Flour Mill
A simple quilt pieced from the wool shirts and long johns in a housewife’s scrap bag. The backing made from re-purposed flour bags with [...]
Haniger Hat Shop
Interior view of Haniger Hat Shop.WHC 1994.056.0001 “Wait a minute. Don’t be in such a rush spending your [...]
September 2016
The Pringle Family Goes to Oregon
The Pringle Family Goes to Oregon Clark S. Pringle and Octavius M. Pringle as older men. Octavius’s memoirs provide a [...]
If Walls Could Talk – Pearson Family Story
It began with a simple home improvement project adding insulation to a bedroom closet wall to improve energy efficiency in an old 1920s farmhouse. [...]