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December 2013

Plain Talk, 1892

Heritage Center2016-10-20T14:56:26-07:00December 18th, 2013|Categories: Archives Spotlight, Uncategorized|Tags: Contagion, Contagious Diseases, Dr. William M. Welch, Philadelphia, Renska Swart, YMCA, Young Men's Christian Organization|

This ticket (WHC 63.1.1.8) made us giggle a little bit today. Aside from the wonderful irony that boys are not admitted to a program at [...]

Hayesville Women's Club, 2013.070.0001

Heritage Center2016-10-20T14:56:26-07:00December 11th, 2013|Categories: Archives Spotlight, Uncategorized|Tags: Hayesville, Lottie Stettler, Salem Oregon, Women's Club|

These programs from the Hayesville Women's Club (Salem, Oregon) are a few of the new things received by the Willamette Heritage Center this past month. [...]

Geo. C. Will Piano and Sewing Machine Merchant

Heritage Center2019-04-08T12:01:36-07:00December 6th, 2013|Categories: History Tidbits, People, Uncategorized|Tags: 1992.005.0175, 203.5 Commercial St, 231 Commercial Street, 432 State Street, Alfred Will, Aurora Colony, C.C. Sarvis, Christina Will, Clackamas County, Clackamas County Oregon, Dr. Wilhelm Keil, Edward Will, Geo. C. Will, George C. Will, German, Homestead Act, John Will, Key Bank, Margaret A. Will, Oregon, Phonographs, Pianos, Religious Communes, Salem, Salem Oregon, Saul S. Janz., Sewing Machines, Sheet music, Wiscarson Family|

George C. Will, Elks Portrait. WHC 1992.005.0175 The following information appeared in the Statesman Journal Newspaper, Sunday November 24, 2013. It [...]

November 2013

Al Jones Remembers Kennedy's Assassination

Heritage Center2013-11-22T22:52:43-08:00November 22nd, 2013|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: Al Jones, Capital Journal, John F. Kennedy, Newspaper, President, Presidential Assassination, reporter|

http://youtu.be/HD8ac_CdcQY In this great clip, Al Jones, former reporter for the Capital Journal in Salem, Oregon, remembers exactly where he was when he heard about [...]

Willkie-McNary for President? WHC 2004.026.0030

Heritage Center2016-10-20T14:56:27-07:00November 21st, 2013|Categories: Archives Spotlight, Uncategorized|Tags: 2004.026.0030, Campaigns, Charles Linza McNary, Charles McNary, Elections, Politics, Presidential Elections, Wendell Willkie|

WHC Collections 2004.026.0030 This poster, depicting the presidential campaign by Wendell Willkie and Oregon politician and Salem native Charles Linza McNary in 1940, [...]

Oregon State Defense Council's Official Air Raid Instructions, 2010.026.0002

Heritage Center2013-11-14T00:16:55-08:00November 14th, 2013|Categories: Artifact Spotlight, Uncategorized|Tags: Air Raid, Air Raid Instructions, Air Raid Warnings, Gerrold Owen, Governor Charles A. Sprague, Oregon State Defense Council, Radio, Robert Smith, State Printing Department, WWII|

We came across this little booklet today which included illustrated instructions for what to do in case of an Air Raid attack during WWII. We [...]

Oregon State Capitol in Patriotic Form, 2003.004.0034

Heritage Center2016-10-20T14:56:27-07:00November 6th, 2013|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: Oregon State Capitol, Patriotic|

Newly catalogued postcard from today. 2003.004.0034.

What was Lost…

Heritage Center2016-10-20T14:56:27-07:00November 5th, 2013|Categories: Artifact Spotlight, Uncategorized|Tags: 1983.043.0032, Artificial leather, Banking, Business, Financial Services, Ladd & Bush Bank, Leather, Money bag, Money Envelope, Salem|

…is now found. This money envelope (0083.043.0032) was not found in our 2010 inventory of collections because it wasn’t where it was supposed to be. [...]

October 2013

Frances Beatty Racknor

Heritage Center2016-10-20T14:56:27-07:00October 30th, 2013|Categories: Uncategorized|

Frances Beatty Racknor, a set on Flickr.Check out this virtual exhibit created by our intern Mele Ana on the Frances Beatty Racknor collection at the [...]

Windows of Migrant Life Website

Heritage Center2020-07-06T17:31:51-07:00October 24th, 2013|Categories: Heritage News, Research Tips, Uncategorized|Tags: Amelia Bustamante, Immigration, Lidia S. Salinas, Migrant Life, Migrant Workers, Miguel A. Alinas|

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InBhqbhQp5s&w=420&h=315] This interview with Amelia Bustamante is just one of the fabulous snippets of history that have been collected by Miguel A. Salinas and Lidia [...]