Looking for an Historic Structure in Salem?
The City of Salem has a great tool for finding historic buildings in the City of Salem. Use the interactive map (http://www.cityofsalem.net/HistoricBuildings) to look through [...]
August 2013
August 2012
Kansas and 17th Then and Now, X2012.018.0024
[googlemaps https://maps.google.com/maps?q=17th+and+Kansas+ST+NE+Salem,+Oregon&layer=c&sll=44.945127,-123.015332&cbp=13,290.85,,0,3.72&cbll=44.944946,-123.015422&hl=en&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=17th+St+NE+%26+Kansas+Ave+NE,+Salem,+Marion,+Oregon+97301&ll=44.945126,-123.015332&spn=0.005164,0.011362&t=m&z=14&panoid=PgdnVlMteT-S3saX0Iuz5Q&source=embed&output=svembed&w=425&h=350] Our volunteer Doug cataloged this photo today of the William Ruth House, located at 975 17th Street NE in Salem. [...]
February 2012
The Silverton Hotel
The latest issue of the Silverton Country Historical Society Newsletter features an article by Fred A. Parkinson on the Silverton Hotel. The article traces Parkinson's [...]
December 2011
Sanborn Maps at OSL
The Willamette Valley Genealogical Society printed an article on Sanborn Maps found in the Oregon State Library collections in their [...]
May 2011
Photo puzzle revealed
Thank you to all who participated in our contest during the Heritage Fair at the State Capitol Mall today! For those burning to know the [...]