Sanborn Maps at OSL
The Willamette Valley Genealogical Society printed an article on Sanborn Maps found in the Oregon State Library collections in their [...]
December 2011
October 2011
Early Oregon Settlers, 1842
Elijah P. White, Dr. Elijah White, Courtesy of Oregon Historical Society (OrHi 728, #1114). Volunteer Sue Masse brought this link to our [...]
September 2011
Death Records Donation
Recently we received a large donation of photocopies of death records for the Marion County region to include in our biography files. These records ranging [...]
August 2011
Willamette University Archives
 The Willamette University Archives and Special Collections has launched their new website. Get a preview of what their collections have to offer here. [...]
July 2011
Research Resource: Barrick Funeral Home Cards
To celebrate nearly a century of service in the Salem area, the Barrick Funeral Home published a series of historic photo cards. With images dating [...]
June 2011
New Book features History of the Latter-Day Saints in Salem Area
New to the Willamette Heritage Center research library is a book by Dale Kirby. History of the Salem Oregon Stake, 1857-2010, covers over 150 years [...]
May 2011
Beginner's Genealogy Class to be Held at State Library
May 14, 2011 1:00pm Cost: $3.00 donation A Beginner's Class to genealogical research at the Oregon State Library will be held by the Willamette Valley [...]
April 2011
Aerial Photos of Marion County, Oregon
Who knew it would be so tough to track down aerial photos? While WHC has some aerial photos in our collection, they are mostly of [...]
Birth, Death and In-Between
We had a call in today about finding a Death Record for somebody who died in Marion County in 1893. It [...]
Subject Files
Looking for some quick information about a topic in Salem or Marion County? Our general subject files are sometimes the best place to start looking. [...]