Sarah Wade Cone – Eliza Jane Graham Family Collection
Background Sarah Ann Wade Cone was born near Cleveland, Ohio on April 3, 1837. She moved to Goshen, Indiana at the age of [...]
June 2023
April 2018
Eola
Hillside view of the former town of Eola, date unknown. WHC 2004.10.360 Have you ever time-traveled on your daily commute? I'll admit [...]
February 2018
Butteville
View of Butteville from across the Willamette River, circa 1910. WHC 0082.002.0022.059 On a beautiful February day last week, I took a [...]
January 2018
Steamboat Claire – The Ship That Came In
I was reminded recently at the funeral of a loved one, of a simple phrase that carries special meaning in my family, "when our [...]
January 2017
January 1943 Flood: Mellow Moon Tragedy
Mellow Moon Pavilion was built the summer of 1925 by owners Mills and Albright at the west end of the Marion-Polk county bridge in [...]
June 2016
Jason Lee
Readers should feel free to use information from this article, however credit must be given to the Willamette Heritage Center and to the author. By [...]
May 2016
Joseph Gervais
Readers should feel free to use information from the website, however credit must be given to the Willamette Heritage Center and to the author [...]
April 2016
Rachel Belden Brooks and Family
Readers should feel free to use information from this article, however credit must be given to the Willamette Heritage Center and to the author. [...]
March 2016
A Sense of Place: Halls Ferry
Rail station at Hall's Ferry in 1915. It provided a connection between the Oregon Electric Railway and the ferry. [...]
January 2016
Salem Commercial Club Annual Report glimpse into Salem 100 years ago
This article was written for the Statesman Journal and appeared in publication on January 1, 2017. It is reproduced here with full citations for [...]