Obed Dickinson
Letterhead for Obed Dickinson's Seed Business. WHC collections 2015.018.0042. I have found there is an almost eerie phenomenon that happens working in [...]
July 2020
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 [...]
Radio St. Valentine Contest – Clara Virginia Barton
Grebe Synchrophase ad from the October 1924 issue of Radio in the Home magazine. Americanradiohistory.com In February 1925 Cupid delivered a very [...]
Fred Legg, Lausanne Hall and the Deaconness Hospital
Tale of Two 1920 buildings tell of Salem a Century Ago 100 years ago, Fred Arthur Legg1 was pretty busy. The dawning of 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 [...]