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September 2024

Asten-Hill Manufacturing
Asten-Hill Manufacturing

Historic Buildings

Asten-Hill Manufacturing

Heritage Center2024-09-14T14:33:16-07:00September 14th, 2024|Categories: Historic Buildings|Tags: Asten-Hill Manufacturing|

Asten-Hill Manufacturing Company, located at 859 Seventh St. in West Salem, began operations in July 1955. Initially leasing the former Oregon Flax Textiles plant, [...]

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Chrysanthemum Show Winner
Chrysanthemum Show Winner

Photo Highlights

Chrysanthemum Show Winner

Heritage Center2024-09-14T12:22:03-07:00September 14th, 2024|Categories: Photo Highlights|Tags: Chrysanthemum Show, Marion Miller|

Marion Miller, 1956 winner of the Chrysanthemum Show, McEwan Photo Studio Collection, Willamette Heritage Center, 2006.002.1484.002 This photo originally appeared in [...]

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Fingerprint Cards
Fingerprint Cards

Collections Guide

Fingerprint Cards

Heritage Center2024-09-13T10:08:29-07:00September 13th, 2024|Categories: Collections Guide|Tags: Adeline B. Westley, Adolph E. Fenshe, Albert G. Morgan, Alfred Dresner, Ama V. Clifford, Amos H. Barker, Andrew J. Cox, Arch W. Boyles, Arna Cade, Arnold L. Roan, Arthur A. Staples, Arthur Lloyd Huntley, Asa W. Daily, Augusta C. Allport, Benedict Mishler, Byron S. Toycen, C.H. Meyer, Carl Boedigheimer, Charles A. Borneman, Charles T. Okerberg, Christine M. Howe, Clara M. Kavanaugh, Clara Wolfe, Clarence F. Buller, Clarence V. Hinshaw, Clinton Cook, Clyde E. Gilman, Clyde T. Phernetton, D.G. Weaver, Donald Brooks, Dora E. Barnes, Dora E. Phernetton, Earl B. Huckstep, Earl E. Scott, Earl E. Strain, Earl W. Fox, Edison E. Bassett, Edith M. Keeney, Edmund Hirsekorn, Edward A. Reid, Edward D. Antrican, Edwin H. Meeske, Ellery W. Harland, Elmer E. Porter, Elmer H. Bailey, Elmer R. Peterson, Elmira M. Crooks, Ernest O. Van Buren, Evelyn Blischke, Ferdinand W. Bayer, fingerprint, Florence M. Goss, Frank F. Contreras, Frank Talt, Fred A. Van Buren, George A. Cole, George E. Donaldson, George H. Deacon, George H. Hemann, George J. Donaldson, George W. Hastings, Gilbert White, Gilfred A. Palmer, Glenn E. Fox, Hal O. Ward, Harold Wright, Harry J. Blanchard, Harry M. Elmore, Harvey C. Moullet, Helen Bondell, Helge E. Donaldson, Herman R. Mitchell, Herman R. Scholz, Hilda Ashman, Hubert A. Seamster, Hulda Lehman, Ira V. Rundle, James A. Thompson, James C. Deacon, James G. Dunn, James H. Harland, James L. Edwards, James M. Harland, Janet M. Burton, Jay N. Yarnell, Jim E. Hackett, John A. Browning, John G. Fisher, John Jones, John M. Reid, John Noack, John T. Elmore Jr., John W. Church, John W. Weekly, Joseph J. Herberger, Katherine Pankalla, Kelly G. Wickizer, Kenneth Abbott, Kenneth D. Goss, Kenneth H. Hysler, Larry G. Snow, Lawrence A. Grimes, Lawrence H. Clark, Lee A. Dunn, Lee M. Doland, Lester C. Peterson, Lillian S. Greene, Lloyd W. Lang, Lon J. Barrett, Louis F. Foltz, M.J. Van Woret, Margaret B. Munson, Marion Carr, Mary Thayer, Melvin E. Johnson, Milan H. Gilman, Milia Campbell, millworkers, Minnie J. Lofftus, Minnie L. Apple, Orland J. Watts, Orlando Neelands, Oscar L. Donaldson Jr., Oscar L. Donaldson Sr., Otis O. Edwards, Otto Lehman, Paul W. Doran, Pearl C. Harland, Philip H. Fisher, Ralph Beard, Ralph L. Pingle, Ralph S. Fussell, Ray L. Weidner, Raymond J. Ditter, Robert C. Parrent, Robert Seamster, Rollo D. Kent, Rose Westley, Roy Comstock, Roy V. Ohmart, Ruby C. Mead, Ruth Follrich, Samuel Rich, Stewart W. McFee, Svend B. Toycen, Therol C. Dunn, Thomas Kay Woolen Mill, Thomas W. Hall, Velma Donovan, Verna G. Roberts, Verna Shank, Vincent P. Kremer, Walter E. Seamster, Walter M. Reid, Wilbur F. Berry, Willard M. Myers, William A. Dunigan, William C. Pickens, William E. Hinz, William E. Kingston, William E. Pardo, William F. Baldwin, William F. Loewen, William H. Clowes, William J. Ettner, William L. Fredricks, William R. Kingston, William S. Bauer, World War 2|

FBI civil registration card, Charles Arthur Borneman, millworker. WHC Collections, M3 1966-001_Box 51 FBI civil registration card, Charles Arthur [...]

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Exhibit: Let’s Play
Exhibit: Let’s Play

Upcoming Exhibits

Exhibit: Let’s Play

Heritage Center2024-12-31T10:15:00-08:00September 9th, 2024|Categories: Upcoming Exhibits|Tags: Heritage Invitational Exhibit, Sports|

A History of Sports in the Mid-Willamette Valley Mount Angel Girls Baseball Team, 1912. WHC Collections 2007.003.0021 January 24, 2025 - [...]

Bessie Ettner
Bessie Ettner

TKWM Employees

Bessie Ettner

Heritage Center2024-09-07T13:36:36-07:00September 2nd, 2024|Categories: TKWM Employees|Tags: Anton F. Fisher, Bessie Ettner, Bessie Fisher, Bessie Ryan, Bessie Vohs, burler, James H. Vohs, Lester M. Ryan, Shuttle Changer, Thomas Kay Woolen Mill, weaver|

Bessie Ettner [Ryan, Fisher, Vohs] Job Title(s) Shuttle changer, Weaver, Burler Dates of Employment c. 1905-1915, 1931-1951 Last [...]

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William J. Ettner
William J. Ettner

TKWM Employees

William J. Ettner

Heritage Center2024-09-02T16:16:44-07:00September 2nd, 2024|Categories: TKWM Employees|Tags: baseball team, Card, Lena Keller, Thomas Kay Woolen Mill, weaver, William J. Ettner, Willie Ettner|

William J. Ettner Job Title(s) Carder, Weaver Dates of Employment c. 1908-1910, 1916, 1920 Last Name Ettner First [...]

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Joseph H. Rockhill
Joseph H. Rockhill

TKWM Employees

Joseph H. Rockhill

Heritage Center2024-09-02T14:43:34-07:00September 2nd, 2024|Categories: TKWM Employees|Tags: ditch repair, Dye House, Edna Antha Morgan, Effie Jane Ide, finishing room, Joe Rockhill, Joseph H. Rockhill, laborer, Thomas Kay Woolen Mill|

Joseph H. Rockhill Job Title(s) Laborer Dates of Employment c. 1905, 1914 Last Name Rockhill First Name Joseph [...]

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Roy B. Comstock
Roy B. Comstock

TKWM Employees

Roy B. Comstock

Heritage Center2024-09-23T14:28:21-07:00September 1st, 2024|Categories: TKWM Employees|Tags: Card Machine Operator, Gertrude Warzetha, Roy B. Comstock, spinner, Thomas Kay Woolen Mill|

LeRoy "Roy" B. Comstock Job Title(s) Spinner, Card Machine Operator Dates of Employment c. 1908-1910, 1930-1942 Last Name [...]

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Marion O. Comstock
Marion O. Comstock

TKWM Employees

Marion O. Comstock

Heritage Center2024-09-02T12:59:20-07:00September 1st, 2024|Categories: TKWM Employees|Tags: Bertha E. Gilbert, Marion O. Comstock, Thomas Kay Woolen Mill, weaver|

Marion O. Comstock Job Title(s) Weaver Dates of Employment c. 1918-1940 Last Name Comstock First Name Marion Middle [...]

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August 2024

Thomas Kay Woolen Mill Employee Records Collection Guide
Thomas Kay Woolen Mill Employee Records Collection Guide

Collections Guide

Thomas Kay Woolen Mill Employee Records Collection Guide

Heritage Center2025-03-04T12:25:12-08:00August 21st, 2024|Categories: Collections Guide|Tags: Employees, labor, Personnel Records, Thomas Kay Woolen Mill, Unions, United Textile Workers of America, Workers|

Overview: This guide covers the employee-related records found at the Willamette Heritage Center within the larger collection of institutional records of the Thomas Kay [...]