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 [...]
February 2012
Three of the Mid-Valley’s Finest: Evelyn Lampman, Mary Ramp and Cassie StumpÂ
Mary Ramp (1829-1916) was active in the early suffrage movement and an ardent prohibitionist. Image courtesy of the Brooks Historical Society. Polk County [...]
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW!!!!
http://www-tc.pbs.org/s3/pbs.videoportal-prod.cdn/media/swf/PBSPlayer.swf Watch Field Segment: WWI Uniforms on PBS. See more from Antiques Roadshow.
January 2012
Within are Recorded the Common Words of the Uncommon People of the State of Oregon
By Richard van Pelt The Willamette Heritage Center has a collection donated by George Strozut for which the engraving on the wall of the state [...]
December 2011
Salem's version of the Bat Signal
The small bulb you can see hanging above the intersection may at first look like some kind of traffic signal. In fact, the light served [...]
November 2011
Columbus Day Storm Memories
After Amy’s column in the Statesman Journal this weekend, we’ve gotten a wonderful response from folks sharing their memories of the [...]
Cherry Fair
The following is the title page from a Cherry Fair Scrapbook that was uncovered in the archives today (X2011.014.0001). It [...]
Drill Regulations and Service Manual for Sanitary Troops, 1914
It’s about a week late for Veterans Day, but I found a copy of W. Carlton Smith’s Drill Regulations and Service Manual for Sanitary Troops: [...]
St. Anthony’s Chapel Car
The Yamhill County Historical Society's most recent newsletter (November 2011, Volume 43, Issue 10) has an article on the St. Anthony's Chapel Car that brought [...]
October 2011
Early Oregon Settlers, 1842
Elijah P. White, Dr. Elijah White, Courtesy of Oregon Historical Society (OrHi 728, #1114). Volunteer Sue Masse brought this link to our [...]