Alfred W. Lien
Alfred W. Lien, pitcher for the San Francisco Seals, image from San Francisco Examiner, 27 June 1967 p. 60. Newspapers.com [...]
March 2024
May 2023
George J. Donaldson
George Donaldson, WHC Collections M3 1972-023-0005 George J. Donaldson Job Title(s) Dyer, Scourer, Carder Dates of Employment c. 1903-1947 [...]
Emil P. Donaldson
Emil P. Donaldson, WHC Collections M3 1972-023-0005 Emil P. Donaldson Job Title(s) Dyer Dates of Employment c. 1903-1924 [...]
October 2018
White Sox Orchards
The Interesting Story of the White Sox Orchards Much to the disappointment of his fans and teammates, Tinker A. Jones gave up money [...]
August 2018
Boys of Summer: Baseball in the Mid-Willamette Valley
In 1867, members of Edward E. Dodge’s Salem “Town Nine” challenged the Salem “College Lads” to a game of baseball where the Marion County [...]
November 2017
Boys of Summer: Baseball in the Mid-Willamette Valley
Past Exhibit: Boys of Summer: Baseball in the Mid-Willamette Valley This exhibit was on display at the Willamette Heritage Center in the Summer of [...]
August 2014
Little Ripple in a Big Pond – Gustave & Sophie Girod Family
Sometimes it’s about the little ripple you make in a big pond. When we begin research on an exhibit or project here at the [...]
June 2014
Salem Senators’ Triple Threat: the Girod Brothers
Salem Senators Baseball Team, circa 1920s. WHC Collections, 2011.030.0401 At one point in every child’s life a stick becomes a [...]
January 2014
Boys of Summer coming this Summer
We are excited to announce that the 2014 Summer exhibit at the Willamette Heritage Center will focus on Baseball in the Willamette Valley. [...]