August 2011
School Census, 1907
This historical tidbit was uncovered by our volunteer Richard VanPelt in his work cataloguing a collection of records from the Salem Keizer School District. A [...]
Salem’s Underground…Toilets
Corner of State and High Streets looking to the northeast. WHC Collections 0080.008.0010.003.02 In looking at this image of the Marion County [...]
In the News: Waldo Family Cemetery
(Photo no longer available) The Waldo Family Cemetery was in the news yesterday. Read the OPB News article or listen to the radio broadcast here [...]
Willamette University Archives
 The Willamette University Archives and Special Collections has launched their new website. Get a preview of what their collections have to offer here. [...]
July 2011
What is it?
This unlabelled photo was found in a collection of images of local agriculture from the Al Jones Collection.  The photograph was most likely published in the Capital [...]
Research Resource: Barrick Funeral Home Cards
To celebrate nearly a century of service in the Salem area, the Barrick Funeral Home published a series of historic photo cards. With images dating [...]
Augustus Right Dimick
This map (dated 1878) shows the land holdings of G.W. and J.R. Dimmick in the Hubbard Area. The circled [...]
May 2011
Photo puzzle revealed
Thank you to all who participated in our contest during the Heritage Fair at the State Capitol Mall today! For those burning to know the [...]
April 2011
Carving Up Some History
Come see a canoe come to life.  Demonstrators from the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde will work on a new shovel nose canoe at the Willamette [...]