War Comes to Marion County
By Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent “What sort of day was it? A day like all days, filled with those events that alter and illuminate [...]
June 2014
WWI In Marion County
WWI Memorial Statue, Salem, Oregon. WHC Collections, X2012.016.0587. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the start of WWI. To [...]
March 0215
March 2, 1915
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent In response to Germany’s attempt at a submarine blockade of the British Isles, the headline in the Statesman reported: [...]