People

September 2016

The Pringle Family Goes to Oregon

2017-06-05T10:33:24-07:00September 16th, 2016|Categories: People, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The Pringle Family Goes to Oregon Clark S. Pringle and Octavius M. Pringle as older men. Octavius’s memoirs provide a [...]

If Walls Could Talk – Pearson Family Story

2020-12-29T14:08:33-08:00September 14th, 2016|Categories: History Tidbits, People|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It began with a simple home improvement project adding insulation to a bedroom closet wall to improve energy efficiency in an old 1920s farmhouse.  [...]

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August 2016

White’s Restaurant

2020-12-28T20:37:19-08:00August 14th, 2016|Categories: History Experiences, History Tidbits, People|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Maynard Drawson holding a White’s Restaurant menu featuring Maynard’s Meatloaf special.Photo Credit: Willamette Heritage Center 2007.050.0002 White’s Restaurant at 1138 Commercial St. [...]

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July 2016

William and Ann Rector

2016-10-20T14:55:40-07:00July 15th, 2016|Categories: History Tidbits, People, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Readers should feel free to use information from this article, however credit must be given to the Willamette Heritage Center and to the author. by [...]

Robert Newell

2016-10-20T14:55:40-07:00July 6th, 2016|Categories: History Tidbits, People|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Readers should feel free to use information from this article, however credit must be given to the Willamette Heritage Center and to the author. By [...]

June 2016

Hannah Martin – first female legislator from Marion County 1932-1940

2020-12-29T13:43:40-08:00June 24th, 2016|Categories: History Tidbits, People, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Hannah Martin, first woman elected to the Oregon State Legislature. Photo Credit - Oregon Voter, December 31, 1932 Each summer as school [...]

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Hermogenes B. Carbonell

2016-10-20T14:55:41-07:00June 21st, 2016|Categories: History Tidbits, People|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Hermogenes Barba Carbonell senior portrait, Salem High School CLARION Annual, 1918. WHC 1997.021 Hermogenes Barba Carbonell was born on December 8, 1896 in [...]

Jason Lee

2016-10-20T14:55:41-07:00June 14th, 2016|Categories: History Tidbits, People|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Readers should feel free to use information from this article, however credit must be given to the Willamette Heritage Center and to the author. By [...]

Friendly Farm Restaurant – Jim & Marguerite Sumpter

2020-12-28T20:33:42-08:00June 14th, 2016|Categories: History Experiences, People|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The Daily Capital Journal newspaper dated November 5, 1938 stated it perfectly. “Some people have a way of always making you feel welcome. That's [...]

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Judson Dairy not too far removed from today’s urban Salem

2023-10-19T16:58:53-07:00June 10th, 2016|Categories: Community Memories, History Tidbits, People|Tags: , , , , , , |

by Kylie Pine (originally published in Statesman Journal May 1, 2016) Bottle caps from the Judson Dairy which operated at 1000 Judson Street in [...]

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