Williams Twins
Taken in the 1936-37 school year, this portrait of Leslie Junior High School students included future governor and senator Mark Hatfield, as well as [...]
Taken in the 1936-37 school year, this portrait of Leslie Junior High School students included future governor and senator Mark Hatfield, as well as [...]
William S. "Bill" Bauer Job Title(s) Weaver Dates of Employment c. 1932-1942 Last Name  Bauer First Name William [...]
Background The William and Rose Cleantha [Blood] Martin family originated in Muskegon Michigan. They emigrated to Oregon in 1885 first living in Dayton, [...]
Effie Reed Job Title(s) Finisher Dates of Employment c. 1905, 1911 Last Name  Reed    [Wright, Unruh, Dunlap] First [...]
Robert Chauncey Bishop Job Title(s) Bobbin Boy, Soapmaker, Dyer, Weaver, Finisher (spent time in each mill department as required to learn the [...]
Muriel White [Buick] Job Title(s) Wool Picker Dates of Employment c. 1931-1933, sporadically Last Name White    [Buick] First [...]
Tale of Two 1920 buildings tell of Salem a Century Ago 100 years ago, Fred Arthur Legg1 was pretty busy. The dawning of the [...]
In 1983 a rather non-descript black photo album was donated to the Marion County Historical Society. Only a third of the pages were filled [...]
So often in the process of researching and writing a monthly article for the Statesman Journal, I uncover fascinating side stories. A different angle [...]
Oregon State Capitol on fire April 25, 1935.WHC 2001.3.2 Fire! At 6:43 p.m. on April 25, 1935 the frantic call for help [...]