Fred Legg, Lausanne Hall and the Deaconness Hospital
Tale of Two 1920 buildings tell of Salem a Century Ago 100 years ago, Fred Arthur Legg1 was pretty busy. The dawning of the [...]
February 2020
December 2019
Honeywood Winery: Oregon’s Oldest
Explore more of the story of Oregon's oldest operating winery. Follow the story of Honeywood Winery from its birth in the aftermath of the overturn of prohibition to becoming Oregon's only operating commercial winery in the early 1960s.
November 2019
Valley Packing Company
Valley Packing Company 1919-1955Â -- Cascade Meats Inc. 1955-1961 The Valley Packing Company and Cascade Meats Inc., located at 2805 Val Pak Drive [...]
1956 Balloon Parade
Dedicated to all children past and present that spent their Thanksgiving morning with eyes glued to the television set watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day [...]
The Rise and Fall of the Loganberry Industry in Salem
Salem was once a world leader in loganberry production.
October 2019
Prohibition Era in Salem
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the Prohibition Era in our country. While we often romanticize this epoch with images [...]
Lamport Harness Shop
Circa 1890 view of the west side of 200 block of Commercial St. with harness shop sign visible on roof above the location [...]
September 2019
The Ideal Type of State Policeman – Farley Mogan
Oregon State Police - Salem division, circa 1935 photo credit: Oregon State Police, MPI-002 In a powerful, tough-on-crime 1931 inaugural speech, [...]
Mysterious Disappearance of Willis Skiff
Willis and Mary Moe Skiff of Union, Oregon photo credit: WHC Shelton Collection 2019.013 In some respects, it was the perfect scenario [...]
Salem Federal Art Center
Salem Federal Art Center at 460 North High St. photo credit: Multnomah County Library, John Wilson Collection An [...]