July 28, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent “Austro-Servian War Declared and Europe Trembles” read Tuesday’s headline. Austria had declared war on Serbia, rejecting British appeals for [...]
July 2014
St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Salem
This is the cover to the program given out at the dedication of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in 1953 that was recently donated to the [...]
Bromo-Seltzer, 1933
Got a headache? In 1933, you may have hopped down to the Woolpert & Legg's Drugstore, located on the corner of Court and Liberty Streets [...]
July 18, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent Recognizing that war might be coming, the paper published the following: On the diplomatic front, positions are hardening as [...]
Otto Anderson Sends to John and Emily on their Wedding Day, 1911
WHC Collections, 2014.040.0001 This postcard (2014.040.0001) was recently transferred to the Willamette Heritage Center. Postmarked 1911, the message on the [...]
June 2014
The Protagonists: Part I
By Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent The Protagonists: Austria-Hungary & Serbia “The tragedy that has befallen the ill-fated house of Hapsburg, according to news reaching [...]
Photo of the Day, 1995.010.0029
WHC Collections 1995.010.0029. By Corey Rosenberg A man sits at a desk, tinkering. To his left, a large Hall’s Safe [...]
Karoline Alsgaard and the Power of the Internet
Man in Graveyard c. 1917, WHC Collections, 0083.008.0005.111 The internet has opened up powerful avenues for researching and identifying [...]
WWI In Marion County
WWI Memorial Statue, Salem, Oregon. WHC Collections, X2012.016.0587. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the start of WWI. To [...]
Bureau of Fire Prevention, 1933
Volunteer Darrel today finished indexing the Daue Collection (1983.043), which contains a wide variety of ephemera from the Salem area in the early 20th century. [...]