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 [...]
October 2017
September 2017
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 [...]
August 2017
Frenchtown Rendezvous will dig into family history
October 7, 2017 the Frenchtown Historic Foundation will host the 2017 Frenchtown Rendezvous in Walla Walla, Washington that will feature hands-on family history workshop. [...]
March 2016
Leslie Junior High Broadcasters now online
Students at Leslie Junior High School, 1939. WHC 2015.023.0001 Newspaper Now Online Online access to archival materials have revolutionized the way we do [...]
May 2015
Professor seeking information about Women of the Ku Klux Klan
UO geography prof, Dr. Susan Hardwick, is conducting research for a book chapter on the “Women of the Ku Klux Klan” (WKKK) in Oregon in [...]
March 2014
Request for Proposals for Heritage Invitational Exhibit 2015
5th Annual Heritage Invitational Extravaganza! Made in the Valley (draft title only) 2015 Heritage Invitational Exhibit Proposal The Willamette Heritage Center is accepting exhibit proposals [...]
February 2014
January 2014
Celebrate History with Beer February 5, 2014
The WHC is teaming up with the Mid-Valley Makers project to celebrate First Wednesday and history in downtown Salem on February 5, 2014. For [...]
Work on Wilson Durbin House Artifacts to be Discussed
Ceramics part of the Wilson-Durbin House Collection at the WHC 1992.032.0002. Thursday, January 30, 2014, Archaeology students from Willamette University [...]
October 2013
Heritage Invitational Exhibit Coming this January
Join us and our fellow Mid-Valley Heritage partners in exploring notions of Work at our 4th annual Winter Heritage Invitational. Opening this coming January!