Stitches and Stories
Quilt by Carrie Perkins, 2006. OQP ID #: 2019.DS.SP.01 Stitches & Stories: Discoveries from the Oregon Quilt Project An Exhibit at the [...]
January 2019
December 2018
Pop Up Exhibit: Archaeology Salem
December 14 - 30, 2018 Changing Exhibit Gallery - Willamette Heritage Center This past Summer, excavations were conducted at the future site of the [...]
October 2018
CSI: Salem
Salem Police Officer investigates crime scene. Photo by Gerry Lewin. WHC 2016.023.0077.024 (detail) CSI: Salem An historical look at fighting crime in [...]
September 2018
Romance
Romance: Stories of Love and Passion in the Mid-Willamette Valley Exhibit Coming January 24, 2019 - April 20, 2019 Hedda Swart and Ruth Elizabeth [...]
August 2018
Boys of Summer: Baseball in the Mid-Willamette Valley
In 1867, members of Edward E. Dodge’s Salem “Town Nine” challenged the Salem “College Lads” to a game of baseball where the Marion County [...]
November 2017
Yesterdayland: Innovations of the Past
Easy Washer Booth, Oregon State Fair, 1927. WHC 2011.022.0006 June 8th, 2018! Friday, June 8th - Saturday, September 1st, 2018 Technological advancements [...]
Boys of Summer: Baseball in the Mid-Willamette Valley
Past Exhibit: Boys of Summer: Baseball in the Mid-Willamette Valley This exhibit was on display at the Willamette Heritage Center in the Summer of [...]
October 2017
Arrival
Arrival: Stories of Migration, Immigration and Journeys in the Mid-Willamette Valley Locomotives arriving at rail depot in Turner, Oregon. WHC 0085.076.0026.012. Saturday, [...]
Color Gone Wild: WEGO Juried Exhibit
Color Gone Wild Friday, September 28 - Saturday, December 8, 2018 Members preview Thursday, September 27 5:30 - 7:00 pm The WHC [...]
Fire: Celebrating 160 Years of the Salem Fire Department
An exhibit held in partnership with the Salem Fire Department and the Salem Fire Foundation November 7 - December 23, 2017 In 1857, Salem’s [...]