Tom Kay Walking Tour
Take a tour of the Thomas Kay Woolen Mill with 4th generation owner Tom Kay.
June 2020
March 2017
Salem Mayors Oral History Project
Salem Mayors Sue Harris Miller Addressing Crowd at City hall c. 1983. Al Jones Collection, WHC 2007.001.0270 The history of Salem's [...]
August 2016
Oregon School for the Blind Oral History Project
The property that used to be home to the Oregon School for the Blind was acquired by Salem Health and the buildings were slated for [...]
April 2016
Della Stamp’s Woodburn
Portrait of Della Bradley Stamps, c. 1900. Willamette Heritage Center 0063.001.0059.001.61 By Kylie Pine (Originally Published in Statesman Journal April [...]
April 2013
Share Your Stories about the Detroit Dam
If you can't make it to our story collecting night April 16, 2013. Please take a minute and share your stories here: [googleapps domain="docs" dir="forms/d/1XRMN6zGGuz7Plcl8K3JJ6VqnllCWPtB64CW-ovF4J1U/viewform" [...]
January 2012
Within are Recorded the Common Words of the Uncommon People of the State of Oregon
By Richard van Pelt The Willamette Heritage Center has a collection donated by George Strozut for which the engraving on the wall of the state [...]
August 2011
DIY Heritage Workshops Coming this Fall
The Willamette Heritage Center’s popular Do It Yourself workshops are back! These interactive and informational Saturday workshops are offered several times in the Fall, Winter [...]