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 [...]
July 2020
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 [...]
January 2016
Salem Commercial Club Annual Report glimpse into Salem 100 years ago
This article was written for the Statesman Journal and appeared in publication on January 1, 2017. It is reproduced here with full citations for [...]
November 2015
1965 Veterans Day Parade – Salem
The rumble of National Guard tanks mixed with bands and marching feet Thursday as Salem observed Veterans Day with its biggest parade in many [...]
February 2015
Artifact Research Using the Internet: Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co.
by TeAnna, Exhibit Intern While researching clothing pieces, you find out some pretty cool things such as how far the clothing article potentially traveled or [...]
September 2012
J.E. Krauger, Hop Basket Manufacturer
While putting away materials from the History on Tap exhibit we came across the interesting story of Joseph Earl Krauger and his Salem-based Hop Basket [...]
November 2011
Drill Regulations and Service Manual for Sanitary Troops, 1914
It’s about a week late for Veterans Day, but I found a copy of W. Carlton Smith’s Drill Regulations and Service Manual for Sanitary Troops: [...]
October 2011
WWI Exhibit Coming to Salem for One Day Only, October 19, 2011
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 from 9:00-4:30 come tour the Honoring Our History traveling museum at the Willamette Heritage Center. This is a one day only [...]