The Rise and Fall of the Loganberry Industry in Salem
Salem was once a world leader in loganberry production.
November 2019
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 [...]
June 2016
Hannah Martin – first female legislator from Marion County 1932-1940
Hannah Martin, first woman elected to the Oregon State Legislature. Photo Credit - Oregon Voter, December 31, 1932 Each summer as school [...]
April 2015
April 1, 1915
by Richard van Pelt, WWI CorrespondentThe Capital Journal reported good news for farmers, though bad news possibly for some of their [...]
November 2014
November 6, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent “War Declared on the Turks by Bordeaux” the headline in the Oregon Statesman declared. “Ypres Center of Battle in [...]
November 5, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent “Oregon and Washington Count Heavy Vote Against the Saloon” read the lead headline in the Thursday Oregon Statesman. “It [...]
November 3, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent Election day fell on the third of November and voters were asked to decide on 29 ballot measures. Out [...]
November 2, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent Political Advertisement as seen in today’s paper. The news and headlines from The Daily Capital [...]
November 1, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent Unitarian Church, Salem. Photo Source: Salem Public Library. Sunday. Tuesday is election day. The [...]
October 2014
October 25, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent The Sunday Oregon Statesman headlines: FRANCE’S FATE WRAPPED UP IN PRESENT FIGHT All Available Troops of Both Sides Engaged [...]