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January 2017

Frank Stone Barton – Electric Dream House
Frank Stone Barton – Electric Dream House

History Tidbits, People

Frank Stone Barton – Electric Dream House

Heritage Center2020-12-29T14:39:35-08:00January 24th, 2017|Categories: History Tidbits, People|Tags: 1903, 901 N. Capitol St., accident, bankruptcy, brain tumor, Christmas tree, Clara Barton, Clara Virginia McClelland, Coal & Iron Company, Deaconness hospital, electrical engineer, electricity, Francisco Barton, Frank Barton, Frank Stone Barton, General Electric, Gerald L. Warren, Idaho, Inez Barton, jingles, Lewiston, Livingston county, Marion County Courthouse, Mary Barton, Masonic Building, New York, Norway spruce tree, Nunda, Oregon State Insane Asylum, Pioneer Cemetery, poetess, Poetry, Portland, Queens Light & Power, R.D. Barton, Radio in the Home magazine, Richard Barton, Salem Electric, St. Vincent's hospital, Syracuse University, turbine generators, Vilbert and Todd|

The Barton family gathered around the radio in their home on 901 Capitol St. NE. Their electrical dream home is now the [...]

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September 2011

Fall Speaker Series Line Up at WHC

Heritage Center2020-11-22T20:45:27-08:00September 15th, 2011|Categories: Heritage Happenings|Tags: Crime and Justice, Emma Hannah, Fairy Tales, Foot You, Harry Tracy, Lynching, Murder, Oregon State Insane Asylum, Oregon State Police, Race Relations, Western Oregon University|

The Willamette Heritage Center’s Fall Speakers Series launches Saturday, October 8, 2011 with a presentation by Western Oregon University history professor, Dr. Max Geier. They Always [...]