Brooks Historical Society celebrating French Families on June 20th
Join the Brooks Historical Society for a celebration of French Families in the valley June 20, 2015. Contact the Brooks Historical Society for more information.
April 2015
March 2015
Quick History of The Ram
The Ram Restaurant and Brewery, located in 2015 at 515 12th St SE in Salem has been a gathering place since about 1940, when [...]
St. Patrick's Party 1906
Postcard from the private collection of Kathleen Woolf. reprinted from Daily Capital Journal (Salem, Or.) – March 24, 1906 "Miss Theo. Bennett entertained [...]
White House Restaurant
White house restaurant staff outside the White House Restaurant.Photo Source: Willamette Heritage Center 1998.012.0063 This article was published in the Statesman [...]
Louis Westacott
by Sue Massé Louis Westacott. Photograph by H.S. Shuster bet. 1880-1889. Willamette Heritage Center Collections 85.17.001. Lewis Westacott (1812 England—1889 Oregon) [...]
February 2015
Woman Who Was Acting Governor of Oregon
First Woman Governor of Oregon (image courtesy of Historical Oregonian database) Mrs. Carolyn B. Shelton Tells of Her Work as Private Secretary and [...]
January 2015
January 30, 1915
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent The front page of the Capital Journal assessed the first six months of the war, women on juries, and [...]
Dear Rosie: WWII Era letter from Lowell Arthur Walling
by M.J.Nugent letter found in the Rosa Cole Patterson Collection 2002.028.0001 Long Beach, Calif July 22, 1941 Dear Rosie, I thought I’d drop you a [...]
January 1, 1915
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent End of Year Summary The purpose of this chronicle is not to tell the story of the Great War. [...]