Take a look at interesting materials from our collections.
Salem Fire Department Badge, X2013.010.0039
Found in the collections a while back. We don't have any information as to where it came from or when it might have been used. [...]
Take a look at interesting materials from our collections.
Found in the collections a while back. We don't have any information as to where it came from or when it might have been used. [...]
We recently cataloged this set of dishes that has long been displayed in the Boon House Dining Room (M3 73-25-56). Trolling the internet [...]
One of the best parts of cleaning in the collections area is finding materials we didn't know we had, including this framed Charter (X2012.028.0003) granted [...]
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I had the bittersweet opportunity to go out to Rosedale School yesterday to pick up the old school bell. Rosedale is one of several historic [...]
This device was made by A.E. Putnam & Sons of Washington, Iowa. The Wonder Cloth Measure, as its manufacturer states, “accurately measures cloth which is [...]
This photo was recently donated to the Willamette Heritage Center. It shows Linus the Horse. He was bred in Marion, Oregon and owned by C.H. [...]
This photo was recently donated to the Willamette Heritage Center. It shows Linus the Horse. He was bred in Marion, Oregon and owned by C.H. [...]
[slideshow]March 1 - May 27, 2012, the Bush House Museum will be featuring an exhibit that follows the influence of Japanese Culture on early Salem [...]
We here at the Willamette Heritage Center, like most historical organizations, have been in the collecting business for a long time. Unfortunately, also like most [...]