Ernst Van Buren
Photo by Ackroyd Photography Inc., Portland. WHC Collections M3 1992-103-0003   Ernst Van Buren Job Title(s) Spinner, Filling Carrier Dates of Employment [...]
July 2023
June 2023
Saun Lee Lewis
Saun Lee Lewis, 1904. Cronise Studio Portrait. Photo Source: Oregon Historical Society Collections 0019G011 Saun Lee Lewis of Salem[1] Is a picture worth [...]
To Your Health!
A Heritage Invitational Exhibit June 2, 2023– October 7, 2023 Light therapy treatment at the Oregon State Tuberculosis Hospital, Salem. WHC Collections 2005.015.0001.011 [...]
November 2022
Filaments WeGO Travelling Exhibit
 Filaments WeGO Travelling Exhibit November 17, 2023 - January 31, 2024 In partnership with WeGO (Weaving Guilds of Oregon) and the Salem Fiberarts [...]
E.A. Daue Political Card Collection (1983.43.51)
Collection Overview This collections spanning at least 1914-1938 contains a wide variety of election cards used by candidates of both the Republican and Democratic [...]
Finding Salem’s Chinatown(s)
Exhibit: Finding Salem's Chinatown(s) November 11, 2022 - May 6, 2023 Unidentified Couple, photo by Salem-based photographer Myra Sperry. Oregon Historical Society Collections, [...]
August 2022
Bob Schwartz and the Blue Note
Bob Schwartz, Blue Note Vocalist. McEwan Photo Studios, Jan 1955. WHC Collections 2006.002.0687. Passion for Jazz Led to Firing of Salem Police Officer [...]
May 2022
Christine Miller
Christine Miller Howe, WHC Collections, M3 2007-010-0013 Christine Miller Job Title(s) Finisher, Burler Dates of Employment c. 1905-1947 [...]
February 2022
Susan B. Anthony’s 80th Birthday Celebration
Photograph of invitation for event held in Salem in honor of Susan B. Anthony's 80th Birthday. WHC Collections 1994.087.0045 detail. At least one [...]
January 2022
Electric Alley
Electric Alley Renaming reminds us that Domestic Electricity is a Relatively New Innovation Electric Alley as it now stands in Salem, Oregon. Numbered [...]