Thomas C. King
In the archives of Salem photographer Myra Sperry’s portraits at the State Library of Oregon, there is full-length portrait of an African [...]
June 2024
October 2019
Lamport Harness Shop
Circa 1890 view of the west side of 200 block of Commercial St. with harness shop sign visible on roof above the location [...]
September 2018
Belle Passi
Neill and Esther Johnson, Belpassi pioneers. Used with permission MGB Family Tree, Ancestry.com It was late August 1851, a miserably wet and [...]
October 2016
Wentz Family – Ghost Story
The story played out in a brief succession of news articles in 1892. Eyewitness accounts. Ghost siting reported on the Wentz farm about 10 [...]
July 2016
William and Ann Rector
Readers should feel free to use information from this article, however credit must be given to the Willamette Heritage Center and to the author. by [...]
May 2016
The Hirsch Family
Readers should feel free to use information from this article, however credit must be given to the Willamette Heritage Center and to the author. By [...]
Memorial Day – Odd Fellows Rural Cemetery
Memorial Day observance at Odd Fellows Rural Cemetery circa 1885. WHC 1995.022.0003 “Cover them over with beautiful flowers, [...]
April 2016
Rachel Belden Brooks and Family
Readers should feel free to use information from this article, however credit must be given to the Willamette Heritage Center and to the author. [...]
August 2013
Finding the Civil War Close to Home
This list of ways to experience the Civil War close to home was compiled for the Statesman Journal and published in the Sunday, July 6, [...]
June 2013
Finding the Civil War in Salem
There are not too many areas remaining of Salem as it looked during the Civil War (1861-1865). We are compiling a list of places [...]