Blog – Willamette Heritage Center

July 2020

W. Carlton Smith Collection
W. Carlton Smith Collection

Biographies, Collections Guide, Digital Collections, Uncategorized, World War I in Marion County

W. Carlton Smith Collection

Heritage Center2020-07-10T10:51:34-07:00July 10th, 2020|Categories: Biographies, Collections Guide, Digital Collections, Uncategorized, World War I in Marion County|Tags: Doctor, Dr. W. Carlton Smith, France, Medical, military, Salem, W. Carlton Smith, War, World War I, WWI|

Biography William Carlton Smith served in World War I for two years as a First Lieutenant in the Medical Corps. From about 1902 [...]

June 2020

Loganberries
Loganberries

Salem Online History

Loganberries

Heritage Center2020-06-29T21:59:05-07:00June 29th, 2020|Categories: Salem Online History|Tags: Agriculture, Loganberry, Loju|

Introduction to the history of Loganberries in and around Salem, Oregon.

Salem’s Civic Center Art Collection
Salem’s Civic Center Art Collection

Salem Online History

Salem’s Civic Center Art Collection

Heritage Center2020-06-29T21:21:59-07:00June 29th, 2020|Categories: Salem Online History|Tags: Aimee Gorham, American Association of University Women, Andrew McD Vincent, Barbara Roberts, Bonesteele, Carl F. Gerlinger, Carl Hall, Charles A. Sprague, Charles Kelly, Clarence Miller, Coburn Grabenhorst, Constance Fowler, Crescent Probe, Delbert Hodges, Don Burkland, Dr. Floyd Utter, Edith Schryver, Elizabeth Lord, Florence Marsh, Frank Hrubetz, Garfield School, Gary Lawrence, Hank Kowert, Hans Kissling, Harry Widman, Howard Belton, Ida Miller, James Hansen, Jon Jay Cruson, Joseph I. Moreland, Judith Paxon Fawkes, Kegan Engen, Kenneth O'Connel, Kristy St. Clair, Lipman Wolfe and Company, Lorenzo Cabaness, Louis Bunce, Madeline Leipe, Margaret Hogg, Mark Hopkins, Meier & Frank Company, Michael Dailey, Nete King, Nils Lou, Oregon Correctional Institute, Paul Buckner, Phil St. Clair, Public Art, Ray Grimm, Richard Robertson, Robert Hamill, Robert Hess, Roy Setzoil, Ruth Culbertson, Salem Art Association, Salem Civic Center, Salem Public Library, Steve Ominiski, Sweden, Tom Cappuccio, Tom Guyot, Tom Hardy, Wells Baum, Weltzin Blix, William Roy, William Stacey|

City of Salem Art Collection Crescent Probe by James Hansen. Photo Source: Unknown - published in the 2006 Salem Online History Project [...]

Class of 1937 Celebrated Graduation Despite Hospitilization
Class of 1937 Celebrated Graduation Despite Hospitilization

Community Memories, History Experiences

Class of 1937 Celebrated Graduation Despite Hospitilization

Heritage Center2020-06-04T12:25:57-07:00June 20th, 2020|Categories: Community Memories, History Experiences|Tags: 1937, Carrie Thomas, Daisy Rains, Depression, graduation, Jero Kodama, Leona Fast, Martha Fast, Mary Yamahiro, Mary Yokota, Minidoka, Oregon State Tuberculosis Hospital, tuberculosis, Works Progress Administration|

In 1937, graduation was held for 11 students at the Oregon State Tuberculosis Hospital in Salem, Oregon.

Tom Kay Walking Tour
Tom Kay Walking Tour

Thomas Kay Woolen Mill, Virtual Exhibits

Tom Kay Walking Tour

Heritage Center2020-07-13T06:36:00-07:00June 11th, 2020|Categories: Thomas Kay Woolen Mill, Virtual Exhibits|Tags: Dyeing, Finishing, Marketing, Mill Workers, Oral History, Synthetic Fibers, Thomas Kay Woolen Mill, Tom Kay, Virtual Tours, Wayne Mentzer, Wool buying, Wool Industry|

Take a tour of the Thomas Kay Woolen Mill with 4th generation owner Tom Kay.

Emma Field
Emma Field

Thomas Kay Woolen Mill, TKWM Employees

Emma Field

Heritage Center2020-07-07T15:06:28-07:00June 3rd, 2020|Categories: Thomas Kay Woolen Mill, TKWM Employees|Tags: burling table, Emma Field, Farrar, John Farrar|

Emma Field Job Title(s) Burling Table Dates of Employment c. 1890-? Last Name Field [Farrar] First Name Emma [...]

Agnes Farrar
Agnes Farrar

Thomas Kay Woolen Mill, TKWM Employees

Agnes Farrar

Heritage Center2020-07-07T15:07:04-07:00June 3rd, 2020|Categories: Thomas Kay Woolen Mill, TKWM Employees|Tags: Agnes Farrar, Drawer-in, Loom Dept|

Agnes Farrar Job Title(s) Drawer-in, Loom department Dates of Employment c. 1890 Last Name Farrar First Name Agnes [...]

George Deacon
George Deacon

Thomas Kay Woolen Mill, TKWM Employees

George Deacon

Heritage Center2020-07-07T15:07:39-07:00June 3rd, 2020|Categories: Thomas Kay Woolen Mill, TKWM Employees|Tags: dresser, Fannie Estelle Mansfield, George Deacon, Harry Deacon, warp dresser|

George Deacon Job Title(s) Dresser, Warp Dresser, Laborer Dates of Employment c. 1896-1947 Last Name Deacon First Name [...]

Phoebe Ann Deacon
Phoebe Ann Deacon

Thomas Kay Woolen Mill, TKWM Employees

Phoebe Ann Deacon

Heritage Center2020-07-07T15:08:24-07:00June 3rd, 2020|Categories: Thomas Kay Woolen Mill, TKWM Employees|Tags: Brownsville Woolen Mill, Cordingley, Joseph Cordingley, Phoebe Ann Deacon, weaver, worsted spinner|

Phoebe Ann Deacon Job Title(s) Worsted Spinner and Weaver Dates of Employment c. 1889-1902 Last Name Deacon [Cordingley] [...]

Joseph Cordingley
Joseph Cordingley

Thomas Kay Woolen Mill, TKWM Employees

Joseph Cordingley

Heritage Center2020-07-07T15:09:00-07:00June 3rd, 2020|Categories: Thomas Kay Woolen Mill, TKWM Employees|Tags: Brownsville Mill, Joseph Cordingley, Mary Ann Maplethorpe, Mechanical Superintendent, Phoebe Ann Deacon, President|

Joseph Cordingley Job Title(s) Mechanical Superintendent (TKWM), President (Brownsville) Dates of Employment c. 1889-1902 in Salem, 1902-1924 in Brownsville [...]