People

February 2022

Schucking Family Genealogy

2022-02-05T10:52:51-08:00February 7th, 2022|Categories: History Tidbits, People|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Agnes Gilbert Agnes Gilbert, 1902 image courtesy of the Oregon Historical Society, #002G025 Birth:         7 Dec. 1883             [...]

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October 2021

July 2020

March 2020

Spanish Influenza – Sproed Family

2022-10-29T12:51:40-07:00March 16th, 2020|Categories: Community Memories, People|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Herman and Louisa Sproed family. From left to right, Herman, Edward, John, Louisa, and baby Joseph. Taken in Minnesota, 1901-1902, with permission from [...]

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February 2020

September 2019

The Ideal Type of State Policeman – Farley Mogan

2020-12-29T19:32:33-08:00September 25th, 2019|Categories: History Tidbits, People|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

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

2021-06-07T20:11:18-07:00September 25th, 2019|Categories: History Tidbits, People|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Willis and Mary Moe Skiff of Union, Oregon photo credit: WHC Shelton Collection 2019.013 In some respects, it was the perfect scenario [...]

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June 2019

Carl Gerlinger

2020-12-29T19:14:03-08:00June 21st, 2019|Categories: History Tidbits, People|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

A devastating explosion. The fate of three men hanging in the balance. A catalyst in the life of one. It was a late afternoon [...]

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February 2019

Mrs. A.L. Stinson

2019-02-13T11:15:50-08:00February 13th, 2019|Categories: History Tidbits, People|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Mystery photo remains unidentified, but still tells an interesting story of an early businesswoman in Salem:  Mrs. A.L. Stinson, also known as Sarah Watt [...]

September 2018

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