Music Overview
Salem's Music and Bands History Historic Music Photos A collection of historic music and band photographs, including Clark M. Will playing his rare E [...]
August 2005
Hunting
Game Hunting in Salem, 1911 What was hunting like in Oregon almost 100 years ago? It depended upon what you were hunting. Some species [...]
Hallie Ford Museum
Hallie Ford Museum of Art Willamette University Salem, Oregon The Hallie Ford Museum of Art was established with funds provided by the Ford Family [...]
Golf
Old Salem Golf Club 2500 South River Road Salem, Or 97302 (503) 363-6652 John Ericksen, 1967, Four images of two boys on golf [...]
Football
Football "Several States are already making efforts to prevent the murderous institution of football. Modern football is too brutal for civilized Oregon." - Salem [...]
Fishing
Pringle Creek Fishing Was Great in 1911 What were fishing conditions in early Oregon? Transportation problems limited our early fishing excursions to the home [...]
Fashion
Fashions Wear Out the History Books During World War I women sacrificed their corsets; the steel supports were needed to build battleships. Clothes immediately [...]
Community Service Clubs
Salem Community Service Clubs and Organizations American Legion The American Legion was born at a caucus of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) in Paris, [...]
Communications
Communications: Telegraph, Telephones, and Television in Salem Telegraph: Earliest Communication Salem briefly had telegraphic communication of a sort before Oregon attained statehood. On April 17, [...]
Cherry Festival
Salem's Cherry Festival It was a gala occasion back in 1903 when the Salem Elks lodge sponsored a three-day celebration that was Salem's first [...]