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 [...]
June 2019
November 2013
Al Jones Remembers Kennedy's Assassination
http://youtu.be/HD8ac_CdcQY In this great clip, Al Jones, former reporter for the Capital Journal in Salem, Oregon, remembers exactly where he was when he heard about [...]
June 2012
Life of First Postmaster Born in Salem
In cataloging slides today in the Al Jones collection I came across an interesting series of images showing a wooden roll top desk with a [...]
April 2012
'Have Her Sing Again'
On September 14, 1974, Capital Journal reporter Al Jones presented the following story of Hallie Parrish Hinges and her performance in Salem before President Theodore [...]
July 2011
What is it?
This unlabelled photo was found in a collection of images of local agriculture from the Al Jones Collection.  The photograph was most likely published in the Capital [...]
April 2011
Gerlinger Building
The building to the left is known as the Gerlinger building. It was home of Salem's Capital Business College, distinguished for the time future [...]
March 2011
In Loving Memory: Al Jones
 Long time journalist and heritage supporter Al Jones passed away March 11, 2011. (Read Al’s obituary here). The Marion [...]