Coroner’s Record, 1878-1886
Coroner's Record (WHC 2015.040.0001) contains handwritten notes from the Marion County Coroner about deaths attended in Marion County from 1878-1886. About This [...]
October 2017
Arrival
Arrival: Stories of Migration, Immigration and Journeys in the Mid-Willamette Valley Locomotives arriving at rail depot in Turner, Oregon. WHC 0085.076.0026.012. The [...]
Processing Flax at the Miles Linen Company (L2002-041)
A copy of this type-written document was found in the Willamette Heritage Center Collections (L2002-041). Notations on the first page indicate it was originally [...]
Color Gone Wild: WEGO Juried Exhibit
Coming to the Willamette Heritage Center in Fall 2018The Weaving Guilds of Oregon (WeGo) presents this amazing juried exhibition showcasing a variety fiber techniques including [...]
Fire: Celebrating 160 Years of the Salem Fire Department
An exhibit held in partnership with the Salem Fire Department and the Salem Fire Foundation November 7 - December 23, 2017 In 1857, Salem’s [...]
September 2017
Annual Labor Day Hike from Salem to Portland
Clipping from the Renska Swart Collection reveals a Labor Day Hike tradition from the late 1920s. Labor Day First Officially Celebrated in Oregon Through [...]
A Sketch of the Life of Joseph Yates
This hand-typed document bound with metal brads and missing large chunks of pages was recently donated to the Willamette Heritage Center (2015.036.0005). It was [...]
Heritage Center Photos help New Online Asahel Bush Letters Archive Initiative
Governor Stephen Fowler Chadwick portrait. Chadwick Collection. Willamette Heritage Center, 2011.060.0167. This portrait of Oregon’s 5th governor is one of three photographs [...]
Mystery Man E.O. Norton and the Oregon Vidette
Ad from the 1884-85 Oregon, Washington, and Idaho Gazeteer and Business Directory The worlds of collection and research collided this past month [...]
1909 AYP Essays from Salem 7th Graders
In 1909, all eyes turned to Seattle for the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition. Oregon school children took part by submitting examples of coursework for [...]
