Ringling Brothers Circus 1907
Circus program 1907. WHC 2014.082.0318 On Wednesday, August 28, 1907 the “greatest show on earth” came to town. [...]
September 2016
July 2016
Santiam Bean Festival Parade 1949
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Jack of the Beanstalk – 15th Annual Santiam Bean Festival
It was the year without a bean festival queen in Stayton. Festival manager Gene Malecki and fellow organizers of the 15th Annual Santiam Bean [...]
June 2016
Judson Dairy not too far removed from today’s urban Salem
by Kylie Pine (originally published in Statesman Journal May 1, 2016) Bottle caps from the Judson Dairy which operated at 1000 Judson Street in [...]
March 2016
A Sense of Place: Halls Ferry
Rail station at Hall's Ferry in 1915. It provided a connection between the Oregon Electric Railway and the ferry. [...]
January 2016
Salem Commercial Club Annual Report glimpse into Salem 100 years ago
This article was written for the Statesman Journal and appeared in publication on January 1, 2017. It is reproduced here with full citations for [...]
November 2015
1965 Veterans Day Parade – Salem
The rumble of National Guard tanks mixed with bands and marching feet Thursday as Salem observed Veterans Day with its biggest parade in many [...]
September 2015
May 2015
Pioneers’ Sleep Disturbed by Sheep
Century-old cemetery at Salem became center of civic attention when woolly flocks were turned loose this spring to graze among the ancient tombstones. reprinted from [...]
Tokio Sukiyaki House and Frank Tanaka
This article was written for the Statesman Journal and published Sunday May 3rd. It is reproduced here with citations and additional images for reference purposes. [...]