Bethany
Historic twin communities of Bethany and Silverton. WHC 2007.072.0002 Along the banks of Silver Creek in the late 1840s two twin communities [...]
April 2019
August 2017
Victor Point School
Victor Point School before 1915. MCHS publication - School Days II “I sought once more the spot Where the old school-house stood [...]
October 2016
Fischer Flour Mill
A simple quilt pieced from the wool shirts and long johns in a housewife’s scrap bag. The backing made from re-purposed flour bags with [...]
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 [...]
Thomas Cox
Thomas Cox 0999.726 Readers should feel free to use information from this article, however credit must be given to the Willamette Heritage Center [...]
August 2014
August 20, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent Front page headlines: ROME FORGETS WAR ON DEATH OF POPE TURNS TO PRAYER Announcement of Death Not Made Public [...]
July 2014
July 7, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent Austria-Hungary convened a Council of Minister, including Ministers for Foreign Affairs and War, the chief of the General Staff [...]
February 2013
Silverton High School Junior Class 1947
Silverton High School. Junior Class. 1947. Photo by Bob McEwan. 2006.086.0050.031 Thanks to the quick thinking and connections of one [...]
April 2012
Homer Davenport Project
Just in case you haven't seen this interesting collection of information on Homer Davenport, check out the Homer Davenport Project. See why some claim that Homer Davenport was the last victim of the 1912 Titanic Disaster.
February 2012
The Silverton Hotel
The latest issue of the Silverton Country Historical Society Newsletter features an article by Fred A. Parkinson on the Silverton Hotel. The article traces Parkinson's [...]