John Brown’s Baby lived in Salem
By Kylie Pine (Originally published in the Statesman Journal March 2016) Salmon Brown as he [...]
April 2016
Rachel Belden Brooks and Family
Readers should feel free to use information from this article, however credit must be given to the Willamette Heritage Center and to the author. [...]
March 2016
A Sense of Place: Halls Ferry
Rail station at Hall's Ferry in 1915. It provided a connection between the Oregon Electric Railway and the ferry. [...]
February 2016
Martin Sisters: Sack of Photos Leads to Family Tale
Sisters Amy and Jessie Martin enjoying a class picnic at Lily Pond on Sept. 3, 1934. Photo Credit: WHC 2012.011.0002 Our story [...]
Ovid Pickard and Vive La France the Wonder Cow
Vive La France. Published in Trip Around Salem publication, WHC 1997.027.0001. In 1952, the Oregon Statesman, reported on the death of Ovid [...]
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 [...]
January 2016
Salem Commercial Club Annual Report glimpse into Salem 100 years ago
This article was written for the Statesman Journal and appeared in publication on January 1, 2017. It is reproduced here with full citations for [...]
Jack and the Beanstalk – the Hollywood connection to a West Salem cannery
Blue Lake Producers Cooperative 325 Patterson Ave. West Salem - Photo Credit: PCHS – Bill Lucas Collection All [...]
December 2015
Christmas Flood Evacuation of Salem Memorial Hospital
Salem Memorial Hospital surrounded by flood water after Pringle Creek breached its banks. WHC 2012.49.124 Monday December 21, [...]
November 2015
Farley E. Mogan – The Oregon State Policeman and the Sea Lion
Unidentified Oregon State Policeman and Sea Lion. The call came over the radio to state police patrolman Farley [...]