Year of the Big Snow in Salem was 1937
The “Big Snow” hit Salem 80 years ago This past week we marked the 80th anniversary of Salem’s record-setting single snow fall day. From [...]
February 2017
Hop Vine Scratch Newspaper, 1925
Newspaper for Hops Pickers The Hop Vine Scratch was a newspaper produced by the Health and Recreation Service of the Lake Brook Hops Ranch [...]
January 2017
Frank Stone Barton – Electric Dream House
The Barton family gathered around the radio in their home on 901 Capitol St. NE. Their electrical dream home is now the [...]
January 1943 Flood: Mellow Moon Tragedy
Mellow Moon Pavilion was built the summer of 1925 by owners Mills and Albright at the west end of the Marion-Polk county bridge in [...]
Ross Family at Wheatland
This Ross family photo shows Joseph Benjamin Ross, his wife Lillie Mae Ross and their son Elmer Ross with their dog "Snipe" in [...]
December 2016
Salem’s Outdoor Christmas Tree
Judge ShawWHC 63.1.62.1.25 Once upon a time, in the city of Salem long ago, there was a little Christmas tree, a Norway [...]
Holiday Windows – Renska’s Specialty Shop
1928 Christmas display window of the Specialty Shop owned by Renska Swart.Photo Credit: WHC 1963.001.0064.001.83 “Despite the hurry [...]
November 2016
Thanksgiving 1898 – Willamette Hotel
The year is 1898, the Spanish American War is drawing to a close, the gay ‘90s are still in full swing, and the U.S. [...]
Pennoyer’s Folly: Two Thanksgivings for Oregon
Thanksgiving postcard from the Muellhaupt family collection WHC 2006.047.0021 “Governor Pennoyer is an original, if a somewhat irreverent humorist. He is the [...]
Why is Salem Oregon’s Capital?
Why is the city of Salem Oregon’s Capital? By Kylie Pine Why is Salem Oregon’s Capital? I was asked this question twice this week [...]