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If you want to know more, check out these sites...




  • Arcadia Publishing, publisher of the Image of America series of photographic history books
  • Bush House Museum, for information on the house and events
  • Deepwood Museum & Gardens, for information on the house and events 
  • FindAGrave.com, the registering site for grave location all over the United States
  • Gilbert House Children's Museum, located in a complex of historic buildings 
  • Grant Neighborhood Association website
  • Heritage Programs Division, Oregon Parks & Recreation Department (includes SHPO)
  • Keizer Heritage Museum, information on the settling of "Keizur"
  • Lee Mission Cemetery, where many of the Willamette Methodist Missionaries are interred.
  • Lord & Schryver Conservancy, preserving the home, office and garden of landscape architects Elizabeth Lord and Edith Schryver
  • Online Historic Photograph Collection, Salem Public Library's database of historic photographs from five collections
  • Oregon Encyclopedia, an authoritative and free resource on all things Oregon
  • ​Oregon Historic Newspapers, University of Oregon's database of historic newspaper articles
  • OregonPioneers.com, Stephenie Flora's database of Oregon pioneer history
  • Polk County Historical Society, website for Polk County Museum and Historic Brunk House & Farm
  • Powerland Heritage Park (formerly Antique Powerland), huge complex of transportation-related museums and Brooks Historical Society, located in Brooks, Oregon
  • Salem Ghost Tours, the website of Tim King's heritage tour
  • Salem Historic Landmarks Commission (HLC) 
  • Salem Historic Resources Map
  • Salem Online History, Salem Public Library project
  • Salem Pioneer Cemetery, the original Independent Order of Odd Fellows "Rural" Cemetery
  • SESNA Neighborhood Association website
  • SHINE-Salem Heritage Network, Virginia Green's blogsite of historic resources and walking tours
  • Silverton Country Historical Society, the depository for things historic for the Silverton area
  • State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), the State of Oregon's cultural heritage site with information on National Register properties, tax incentive programs, technical assistance for property owners, other heritage/cultural resources statewide
  • Willamette Heritage Center, the complex of buildings and museums surrounding the Thomas Kay Woolen Mill, formerly known as Mission Mill








































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