Address Numbering Changes in the City of Salem
Have an address in Salem, Oregon that dates to before 1904? Chances are you will have a difficult time finding it on today's map. [...]
January 2021
March 2017
Armchair Research – The Property Hunt
It started simply enough, a visit to the Willamette Heritage Center’s research library, from two friends (and tenants) of an older home in the [...]
March 2016
A Sense of Place: Halls Ferry
Rail station at Hall's Ferry in 1915. It provided a connection between the Oregon Electric Railway and the ferry. [...]
December 2015
New Santiam Canyon Obituary Resource
The amazing folks at the Santiam Historical Society have digitized indexes to their obituary collection compiled over the years by their volunteers. You can now [...]
February 2015
Artifact Research Using the Internet: Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co.
by TeAnna, Exhibit Intern While researching clothing pieces, you find out some pretty cool things such as how far the clothing article potentially traveled or [...]
The Historical Value of Your Basketball Jersey from the 5th Grade
by TeAnna, Exhibits Intern Back at my parent's house, you can find a grey, one gallon storage tub in the attic. This tub is [...]
January 2015
Women’s Undergarments: Corsets, Girdles, Brassieres, Oh My!
by TeAnna, Exhibits Intern While some may feel a little uncomfortable discussing women’s undergarments, let’s face it, they've been around long enough to be openly [...]
Salem High School/North Salem High School History Resource
We were so pleased today to learn about the work the North Salem Alumni Association has been doing to preserve the history of Salem's oldest [...]
December 2014
Sorting Through Undated Clothing: My Methods
by TeAnna, Exhibits Intern At least half of the enormous collection of clothing the WHC (Willamette Heritage Center) collections remains undated. If I chose not to [...]
November 2014
Willamette Collegian Newspaper is now Searchable Online
Willamette Collegian now available online! Photo Source: Willamette University Archives. Great news from Willamette University's Archives! The Willamette Collegian Newspaper is now [...]