Policing with Radar Pioneered in Northwest by Salem Police Department
Salem was the first Police Department in the Pacific Northwest to adopt the use of radar to catch speeding motorists.
July 2019
Life in the Prohibition
Life in the Prohibition By Kira Kinney The Prohibition, in our minds, was defined by flappers dancing in clubs and people sneaking [...]
June 2019
Rebirth of the Thomas Kay Woolen Mill
Original wooden structure of the Thomas Kay Woolen Mill destroyed by fire in November 1895. A fire devastated the Thomas Kay Woolen [...]
Carl Gerlinger
A devastating explosion. The fate of three men hanging in the balance. A catalyst in the life of one. It was a late afternoon in [...]
Marion County Juvenile Court Center, 1963
Marion County Juvenile Court Facility WHC Collections, 2009.076.0001, folder 9 In November of 1960, Marion County voters approved a measure to build a facility [...]
May 2019
History in the Hands of Teens
Teen Interpreters Faith Danner and Kayla Burns researching their historic characters. WHC Each June after the proverbial school bell rings in summer [...]
Payne Settecase Smith Architecture Collection, 2017.053
Collection Overview In 2017, the WHC received a large donation of drawings from the former Salem architectural firm Payne Settecase Smith/Architects, and subsequent [...]
Duck Inn
Bob the Duck, installed to advertise Salem's Duck in, has witnessed several restaurants from its perch at 1980 State Street. Photo taken 2019. [...]
April 2019
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 [...]
1950 Cherryland Festival Photograph Collection
1950 Cherryland Festival Photograph Collection Finding Aide: WHC 1998.029.0009 Background The 1950 Cherryland Festival was a revival of earlier Salem Cherry Fairs held in [...]