Helen Dearborn
Helen Dearborn: Salem's Only Female Postmaster Man in three-piece suit with a beard and woman in a long skirt and light blouse with [...]
August 2005
Hannah Hanzen
Hannah (Dautoff) Hanzen Hannah Martin. WHC Collections 2011.037.1008 Hannah Hanzen once said, "No, I don't believe in women in politics, I don't [...]
Hallie Hinges
Hallie Parrish Hinges Al Jones, 1903,This photograph was displayed as a part of the Cemeteries exhibit from January through March, 1995 in the [...]
Georgette Yoshikai
Georgette Yoshikai Georgette remembers December 8, 1941. "My sisters, brothers, and I were waiting for the school bus like always. The bus approached us [...]
George Sun
George Sun's Comments on Salem (1922) 1897. Two Chinese gentlemen dressed in Chinese apparrel sit in front of panels or hangings decorated with [...]
Salem’s Famous Visitors
Salem’s Famous Visitors Over the years, the capital city has played host to everyone from movie stars to presidents Baseball legend Hank Aaron once [...]
Famous Visitors List
A List of Salem's Famous Visitors Presidents General Ulysses S. Grant -- 1860s (before presidency) Rutherford B. Hayes - - - - - September [...]
Esther Barnes Downs
Esther Barnes Downs Esther Parounagian studied to be a doctor, but chose marriage to Ralph Barnes instead. Ralph had served with her on the [...]
Elizabeth Lord
Elizabeth Lord Elizabeth Lord (left), Edith Schryver (Right). WHC Collections 2011.037.1211 A diminutive, but adult, young lady traveling to Europe by ship [...]
Douglas McKay
Douglas McKay 1942-1943. Capt. Douglas McKay wearing uniform with hat. U.S. army 1942-1945. WHC Collections 1998.024.0026 James Douglas McKay was born in [...]