Merritt Davis Business College
Merritt Davis Business College was a private professional school in Salem, Oregon founded in 1941. It operated under several names until 1944.
August 2020
I.O.O.F. Hall/Grand Opera House/Grand Theatre/Grand Hotel
IOOF HAll at the southwest corner of High and Court Streets in Salem. Photo taken after 1915. WHC Collections 2007.001.1702 The building [...]
Chemeketa Lodge No. 1, Oddfellows I.O.O.F.
Chemeketa Lodge No. 1, Oddfellows I.O.O.F. Detail. I.O.O.F. Letter head from certificate. WHC Collections, 2012.077.0023. Three decades after [...]
June 2020
Class of 1937 Celebrated Graduation Despite Hospitilization
In 1937, graduation was held for 11 students at the Oregon State Tuberculosis Hospital in Salem, Oregon.
May 2020
Obituary: Leslie Junior High School Building (1927-2020)
The Leslie Junior High Building at 710 Howard St SE in Salem was torn down in the Spring of 2020. Learn more about its construction and siting back in 1926-27 and the drama that ensued.
March 2020
Spanish Influenza – Sproed Family
Herman and Louisa Sproed family. From left to right, Herman, Edward, John, Louisa, and baby Joseph. Taken in Minnesota, 1901-1902, with permission from [...]
February 2020
Filipino Club of Salem
Last week (January 24, 2020) the Willamette Heritage Center (WHC) opened a new exhibit looking at the history of clubs and organizations in the [...]
December 2019
Honeywood Winery: Oregon’s Oldest
Explore more of the story of Oregon's oldest operating winery. Follow the story of Honeywood Winery from its birth in the aftermath of the overturn of prohibition to becoming Oregon's only operating commercial winery in the early 1960s.
November 2019
Valley Packing Company
Valley Packing Company 1919-1955 -- Cascade Meats Inc. 1955-1961 The Valley Packing Company and Cascade Meats Inc., located at 2805 Val Pak Drive [...]
1956 Balloon Parade
Dedicated to all children past and present that spent their Thanksgiving morning with eyes glued to the television set watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day [...]