Chemeketa Lodge No. 1, Oddfellows I.O.O.F.
Chemeketa Lodge No. 1, Oddfellows I.O.O.F. Detail. I.O.O.F. Letter head from certificate. WHC Collections, 2012.077.0023. Three decades after [...]
August 2020
July 2020
W. Carlton Smith Collection
Biography William Carlton Smith served in World War I for two years as a First Lieutenant in the Medical Corps. From about 1902 [...]
May 2020
Obituary: Leslie Junior High School Building (1927-2020)
The Leslie Junior High Building at 710 Howard St SE in Salem was torn down in the Spring of 2020. Learn more about its construction and siting back in 1926-27 and the drama that ensued.
February 2020
Radio St. Valentine Contest – Clara Virginia Barton
Grebe Synchrophase ad from the October 1924 issue of Radio in the Home magazine. Americanradiohistory.com In February 1925 Cupid delivered a very [...]
Women 2020
An exhibit of women's stories from the Willamette Heritage Center's Collections Coming soon In this, the 100th year anniversary of women gaining suffrage [...]
Fred Legg, Lausanne Hall and the Deaconness Hospital
Tale of Two 1920 buildings tell of Salem a Century Ago 100 years ago, Fred Arthur Legg1 was pretty busy. The dawning of the [...]
November 2019
For Sale: Vintage Newspaper Ornaments
We have a limited number of hand-crafted ornaments made from vintage newspapers available for sale in our museum store. Add a little history to [...]
Valley Packing Company
Valley Packing Company 1919-1955Â -- Cascade Meats Inc. 1955-1961 The Valley Packing Company and Cascade Meats Inc., located at 2805 Val Pak Drive [...]
The Rise and Fall of the Loganberry Industry in Salem
Salem was once a world leader in loganberry production.
HB 1302 Rally, 1969
Rally held on the steps of the Oregon State Capitol Monday, February 17, 1969. WHC 2006.064.0401.014.02 We came across a great set [...]