Tokio Sukiyaki House and Frank Tanaka
This article was written for the Statesman Journal and published Sunday May 3rd. It is reproduced here with citations and additional images for reference purposes. [...]
May 2015
March 2015
Popcorn School Traces Roots to Little Man with Big Goals
Popcorn School 1960s – WHC 2011.037.0679 “I looked out the window and what did I see? Popcorn popping [...]
Popcorn School Traces Roots to Little Man with Big Goals
Popcorn School 1960s – WHC 2011.037.0679 “I looked out the window and what did I see? Popcorn popping [...]
St. Patrick's Party 1906
Postcard from the private collection of Kathleen Woolf. reprinted from Daily Capital Journal (Salem, Or.) – March 24, 1906 "Miss Theo. Bennett entertained [...]
Star Bottling Works, Salem, Oregon
by Kylie Pine The Star Bottling Works appears to have started operations in about 1917 under the leadership of R.A. Pfeil. [1] At [...]
Louis Westacott
by Sue Massé Louis Westacott. Photograph by H.S. Shuster bet. 1880-1889. Willamette Heritage Center Collections 85.17.001. Lewis Westacott (1812 England—1889 Oregon) [...]
February 2015
Artifact Research Using the Internet: Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co.
by TeAnna, Exhibit Intern While researching clothing pieces, you find out some pretty cool things such as how far the clothing article potentially traveled or [...]
Woman Who Was Acting Governor of Oregon
First Woman Governor of Oregon (image courtesy of Historical Oregonian database) Mrs. Carolyn B. Shelton Tells of Her Work as Private Secretary and [...]
New affiliation means homecoming of sorts for OHSU
By Kylie Pine Originally published in the Statesman Journal newspaper, January 2, 2016. Reproduced here with source citations for reference purposes. On November 16, 2015, [...]
January 2015
Women’s Undergarments: Corsets, Girdles, Brassieres, Oh My!
by TeAnna, Exhibits Intern While some may feel a little uncomfortable discussing women’s undergarments, let’s face it, they've been around long enough to be openly [...]