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 [...]
February 2020
Women 2020
An exhibit of women's stories from the Willamette Heritage Center's Collections Coming soon In this, the 100th year anniversary of women gaining suffrage [...]
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 [...]
November 2019
For Sale: Vintage Newspaper Ornaments
We have a limited number of hand-crafted ornaments made from vintage newspapers available for sale in our museum store. Add a little history to [...]
Valley Packing Company
Valley Packing Company 1919-1955Â -- Cascade Meats Inc. 1955-1961 The Valley Packing Company and Cascade Meats Inc., located at 2805 Val Pak Drive [...]
The Rise and Fall of the Loganberry Industry in Salem
Salem was once a world leader in loganberry production.
HB 1302 Rally, 1969
Rally held on the steps of the Oregon State Capitol Monday, February 17, 1969. WHC 2006.064.0401.014.02 We came across a great set [...]
October 2019
Prohibition Era in Salem
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the Prohibition Era in our country. While we often romanticize this epoch with images [...]
July 2019
Policing with Radar Pioneered in Northwest by Salem Police Department
Salem was the first Police Department in the Pacific Northwest to adopt the use of radar to catch speeding motorists.
June 2019
Marion County Juvenile Court Center, 1963
Marion County Juvenile Court Facility WHC Collections, 2009.076.0001, folder 9 In November of 1960, Marion County voters approved a measure to build a facility [...]