Dear Rosie: WWII Era letter from Lowell Arthur Walling
by M.J.Nugent letter found in the Rosa Cole Patterson Collection 2002.028.0001 Long Beach, Calif July 22, 1941 Dear Rosie, I thought I’d drop you a [...]
January 2015
December 2014
1964 Christmas Flood – Keizer
Watery Christmas ‘Not Very Fun’ Capital Journal, Wednesday, December 23, 1964 By William Bebout Written by the editor of the Capital Journal, a resident [...]
Thomas Cox Story
Portrait Thomas Cox, Willamette Heritage Center, WHC 80.5.25. By Corey Rosenberg In March of 1847, a caravan of thirteen wagons [...]
November 2014
The "Retro" Trend
by TeAnna, Exhibits Intern Ladies, think back to your closet. Maybe you have a form-fitting pencil skirt tucked away or that simple jean jacket hung up, [...]
October 2014
What ever happened to the $5 shoe?
“This Spring discriminating men are turning to Friendly Five Shoes for the best in footwear. Their superior quality and style leadership plus the fact that [...]
August 2014
Little Ripple in a Big Pond – Gustave & Sophie Girod Family
Sometimes it’s about the little ripple you make in a big pond. When we begin research on an exhibit or project here at the [...]
June 2014
Salem Senators’ Triple Threat: the Girod Brothers
Salem Senators Baseball Team, circa 1920s. WHC Collections, 2011.030.0401 At one point in every child’s life a stick becomes a [...]
German Speaking Salem
This article appeared in the Statesman Journal newspaper June 1, 2014. It is reproduced here with citations for reference purposes. The First Wednesday celebration [...]
May 2014
Old Photograph Tells a Tale: Adolph & May Farrow
Adolph and May Farrow, WHC X2011.003.0231 Occasionally here in the archives a single photograph with a simple inscription can yield a fascinating [...]
March 2014
Bush College or Brush College?
Original Brush College Schoolhouse built in 1860.Photo courtesy of Salem-Keizer School District. In the past few weeks this question has [...]