Hop Picking in the Willamette Valley
While trolling the internet last week we found this interesting account of picking hops in West Salem, Oregon written by Adam Bihn in May of [...]
August 2012
Hop Picking in the Willamette Valley
While trolling the internet last week we found this interesting account of picking hops in West Salem, Oregon written by Adam Bihn in May of [...]
June 2012
Luella on Prohibition
Looking for more Oregon beer stories? Check out our newest exhibit: History On Tap open through August 18, 2012.
1860 Salem Census
The following is quoted from the booklet: "Oregon Pioneer Wa-Wa" which consists of a compilation of addresses made by Charles B. Moores in relation to [...]
Current History: Rosedale School
I had the bittersweet opportunity to go out to Rosedale School yesterday to pick up the old school bell. Rosedale is one of several historic [...]
Life of First Postmaster Born in Salem
In cataloging slides today in the Al Jones collection I came across an interesting series of images showing a wooden roll top desk with a [...]
May 2012
No Name Title Goes to Salem As Season Ends, 1941
The following is an article that appeared in the Friday, March 14, 1941 edition of the Clarion, the newspaper for what was then Salem’s only [...]
April 2012
First Nazarene Church
This year the First Church of the Nazarene is celebrating its centennial. We were able to find this photo that shows the church probably during [...]
March 2012
We Love Salem’s Unique History
We were challenged by the Statesman Journal to create a 90 second video as to why we here at the Willamette Heritage Center love [...]
February 2012
The Silverton Hotel
The latest issue of the Silverton Country Historical Society Newsletter features an article by Fred A. Parkinson on the Silverton Hotel. The article traces Parkinson's [...]