Willamette Heritage Center @whc_heritage
A beautiful 5-acre museum with 14 historic buildings (2 oldest in Oregon), research library and archive, textile learning center, and event spaces. willametteheritage.org Salem, Oregon Joined April 2009-
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Have a garden full of produce you want to save for the fall or winter? Come learn about food preservation with OSU Extension Services. We have 2 types of classes and 4 different dates. Register today: willametteheritage.org/food-preservat…
Do you enjoy history? Do you have education programming or curriculum design experience? AND do you enjoy working with kids? Then join our team as the next WHC Education Manager. Read the job description for details and instructions on how to apply! bit.ly/WHCEdManager
☀️ What a beautiful day for a meeting! Do you need a new space for meetings? WHC is a picturesque location to gather with your team! Check out our event rental options: bit.ly/WHCEventRentals #OregonStateCapitol #downtownsalemoregon #salemareachamberofcommerce #traveloregon
To Your Health Special Exhibit sneak peek!
What does it mean to be healthy? How do we as a society promote health in our community? Find out at our new special exhibit 6/2 - 10/7!
In this heritage invitational exhibit we asked Mid-Willamette Valley museums and community organizations to share an artifact and its history to help us piece together the story of what it has meant to be healthy in the past and how that has changed over time.
📖Enjoy short fiction? ✍🏻Enjoy writing fiction with a historical twist? 💻Attend Zooming Back to History, an Online Speaker Series 🗓️Thursday, May 11, 2023, @ 7 pm 🎟️Tickets (and more info) available here: eventbrite.com/.../zooming-ba…... #SalemPublicLibrary #KeizerCulturalCenter
Hello friends! We are in need of volunteers for activites and assisting with breaks at Sheep to Shawl this weekend! 4 Hour shifts available starting at 9:30 am! Fill out the form to volunteer: 652831.17hats.com/p... #volunteer #volunteering #travelsalemoregon #pressplaysalem
Image Text: Left Photo "I have been here so long for so long, fifty-four years next June. I ought to be a citizen. I ought to be voting, too." -George Lai Sun, 1922 LAST CHANCE - FINDING SALEM’S CHINATOWN(S) Exhibit closes May 6th #AANHPIHeritageMonth #RepresentationMatters
Today’s the day! Thursday 4/27 @ 5:30 Join us for Living History Training Orientation! ❤️ if you’re planning to attend! We would love folks that are willing to help with activities and living history demonstrations at Sheep to Shawl Saturday, May 6th.
📷 of the Day: Saun Lee Lewis Just one of a dozen exquisite portraits on display for just a few more days at the exhibit FINDING SALEM’S CHINATOWN(S). PC: Saun Lee Lewis, Cronise Studio, 1904. Oregon Historical Society Collections 0019G011. More: facebook.com/10004777588512…
Visitors explored the dig on the Willamette Heritage Center campus Saturday, where archaeologists are searching for clues about a mission school that operated briefly in the 1840s. salemreporter.com/2023/04/24/pho…
Our heart felt thank you to all of our volunteers! Are you aware of the perks of volunteering with WHC?
We'd JUMP FOR JOY to work with you! So volunteer today at WHC's Sheep to Shawl! 1 hour and 4 hour shifts available! Volunteer Here: bit.ly/S2SVolunteer
Puns aside, here’s what you can expect at Sheep to Shawl! ❤️ if you plan to attend! This is a FREE event; donations are appreciated! #sheep #fiberarts #heritage #oregonhistory It will be an exciting day of woolly wonder with:
Artifact of the Day: Easter Dinner suggestion 1929. This promotional booklet was put out by a Salem grocery store that year. It contains seasonal recipes and menu suggestions for a variety of hoildays throughout the year. Daue Family Collection, WHC Collections 83.43.5.17
🙂 Join us Thursday, April 27, 2023 at 5:30 pm to learn all you need to know to get started. There may even be non-historical snacks! 👏 Just show up! All are welcome! #volunteer #volunteering #historicalfashion #preservinghistory
Good thing we’ll have live music…not performed by sheep! Constant Billy will be there! I wonder if he’ll play the Two-Baa!?!?! Hope to see everyone at Sheep to Shawl May 6th ☔️ or ☀️ #fiberarts #heritagecrafts #sheep
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In this heritage invitational exhibit we asked Mid-Willamette Valley museums and community organizations to share an artifact and its history to help us piece together the story of what it has meant to be healthy in the past and how that has changed over time.
Image Text: Left Photo "I have been here so long for so long, fifty-four years next June. I ought to be a citizen. I ought to be voting, too." -George Lai Sun, 1922 LAST CHANCE - FINDING SALEM’S CHINATOWN(S) Exhibit closes May 6th #AANHPIHeritageMonth #RepresentationMatters
📷 of the Day: Saun Lee Lewis Just one of a dozen exquisite portraits on display for just a few more days at the exhibit FINDING SALEM’S CHINATOWN(S). PC: Saun Lee Lewis, Cronise Studio, 1904. Oregon Historical Society Collections 0019G011. More: facebook.com/10004777588512…
The past comes alive at the Willamette Heritage Center @whc_heritage as amateur archaeologists dig and sift soil looking for artifacts. salemreporter.com/2023/04/24/pho…
Visitors explored the dig on the Willamette Heritage Center campus Saturday, where archaeologists are searching for clues about a mission school that operated briefly in the 1840s. salemreporter.com/2023/04/24/pho…
Happy National Library Week! You’ll see all varieties of celebratory activities at your local libraries this week – don’t miss out on the fun!
Happy New Year! #willametteheritagecenter #connectinggenerations #whc_heritage Postcard sent by Margery Gilbert in 1910. WHC Collections 2011.006.0433
Have your ticket yet? Zooming Back to History starts this Thursday 3/9! Find out more here: bit.ly/WHCZooming #History #Oregon
Meet Florence Osburn who worked as a weaver at the Thomas Kay Woolen Mill from 1928 -1945. Learn More @ willametteheritage.org/florence-osbur… #WorkingWomenWednesday #InternationalWomenDay #InternationalWomensMonth #oregonhistory #womenshistorymonth #laborhistory #womenintheworkforce
Join us for our annual Spring Gala for dinner, drinks, music and fundraising. Let us know you're attending! Fill out the RSVP willametteheritage.org/spring-gala/ Can't attend but want to support the WHC? 🙏Donations are always welcome and appreciated! willametteheritage.org/store/Donate-c…
Learn more about women who worked at the Thomas Kay Woolen Mill in our searchable employee database willametteheritage.org/tkwm_employees/ (Photo credit: WHC 0079.001.0002) #WomensHistoryMonth
Meet Christina Miller who worked in the finishing department of the Thomas Kay Woolen Mill from 1905-1947. Learn more about women who worked at the mill: willametteheritage.org/tkwm_employees/
Thank you to @whc_heritage for organizing a virtual brownbag to help researchers understand the best way to access records during a pandemic. Hear from different groups on February 18th, including @OregonArchives about what we are offering researchers during this time.
@whc_heritage Just to add to this. The Sainsbury's advert you have mentioned is based on the Truce relating to the 1st Battalion Norfolk Regiment & the 1/6th Battalion Cheshire Regiment meeting the Germans at this position near to Messines.
does anyone know if the new Assassin’s Creed lets you sail your longship up the Thames to Reading and then establish The Museum of English Rural Life