The Zwicker Family and the Fluff Rug Industry
Recycling was just a part of good business at the Zwicker Family's Salem Fluff Rug and Mattress Factory Advertisement for the Salem Fluff Rug [...]
April 2017
March 2017
Oakes Family Quilt
Albert and Pearl Oakes 40th Anniversary QuiltWillamette Heritage Center 2016.095.0001 Operation quilt rescue began with a vigilant thrift shop volunteer on the [...]
January 2017
Frank Stone Barton – Electric Dream House
The Barton family gathered around the radio in their home on 901 Capitol St. NE. Their electrical dream home is now the [...]
January 1943 Flood: Mellow Moon Tragedy
Mellow Moon Pavilion was built the summer of 1925 by owners Mills and Albright at the west end of the Marion-Polk county bridge in [...]
December 2016
Salem’s Outdoor Christmas Tree
Judge ShawWHC 63.1.62.1.25 Once upon a time, in the city of Salem long ago, there was a little Christmas tree, a Norway [...]
Holiday Windows – Renska’s Specialty Shop
1928 Christmas display window of the Specialty Shop owned by Renska Swart.Photo Credit: WHC 1963.001.0064.001.83 “Despite the hurry [...]
November 2016
Thanksgiving 1898 – Willamette Hotel
The year is 1898, the Spanish American War is drawing to a close, the gay ‘90s are still in full swing, and the U.S. [...]
October 2016
Wentz Family – Ghost Story
The story played out in a brief succession of news articles in 1892. Eyewitness accounts. Ghost siting reported on the Wentz farm about 10 [...]
Fischer Flour Mill
A simple quilt pieced from the wool shirts and long johns in a housewife’s scrap bag. The backing made from re-purposed flour bags with [...]
Haniger Hat Shop
Interior view of Haniger Hat Shop.WHC 1994.056.0001 “Wait a minute. Don’t be in such a rush spending your [...]