"Doorways to Marion County History"


The rich history of Salem, Oregon and Marion County is preserved and interpreted at these museums and heritage sites throughout the Willamette Valley. The Marion County Historical Society encourages you to experience the unique history of Marion County with your family and friends.


Marion County Historical Society
      313 Mill Street SE, Salem, Oregon
      (503) 364-2128    e-mail: mchs@marionhistory.org   Website:  www.marionhistory.org 
     Mail: 260 12th Street SE, Salem, Oregon 97301

Polk County Historical Society and Museum (Polk County)
      560 Pacific Highway West, Rickreall, Oregon
      (503) 623-6251   e-mail:  PCHSoregon@gmail.com    Website:  www.polkcountyhistoricalsociety.com 
      Mail: Box 67, Monmouth, Oregon 97361


Pre-1800s - Native Peoples

Oregon Historical Society "Oregon My Oregon"
      1200 SW Park Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97205
      (503) 222-1741    Website: (www.ohs.org doesn't exist)

Hallie Ford Museum of Art - Willamette University
      700 State Street , Salem, Oregon 97301
     (503) 370-6855      Website: www.willamette.edu/museum_of_art/
      Mail: 900 State Street, Salem, Oregon 97301

Marion County Historical Society
     1313 Mill Street SE, Salem, Oregon
     (503) 364-2128     e-mail: mchs@marionhistory.org    Website: www.marionhistory.org
     Mail: 260 12th Street SE, Salem, Oregon 97301

Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde (Polk County)    Box 39, Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347


1800s

Nineteenth Century Operative Letterpress & Hand Bindery Museum
     (503) 363-9303 (Lee and Jo Schrunk)

Fort Clatsop Lewis and Clark Winter Encampment - 1805-1806 (Clatsop County)
     92343 Fort Clatsop Road, Astoria, Oregon 97103-9197
     (503) 861-2471    Website: www.nps.gov/lewi

Fort Vancouver - 1825 (Vancouver, Washington near Portland, Oregon)
     1001 East 5th Street, Vancouver Washington
     (360) 696-7655 x.10 or 1-800-832-3599 Website: www.nps.gov/fova/index.htm
     Mail: 612 East Reserve Street, Vancouver, Washington 98661-3897

Willamette Mission State Park - 1834
     10991 Wheatland Road NE, Gervais, Oregon 97026
     (800) 551-6949 www.oregonstateparks.org

St. Paul Mission Historical Society - 1839
     4225 Mission Avenue NE, St. Paul, Oregon
     (503) 845-7288 Website: www.rootsweb.com/~orspmhs/stpaulindex.html
     Mail: Box 158, St. Paul, Oregon 97137-0158


1840s

Jason Lee House - 1841
     Mission Mill Museum 1313 Mill Street SE, Salem, Oregon 97301
     (503) 585-7012 e-mail: info@missionmill.org Website: www.missionmill.org

Methodist Parsonage - 1841
     Mission Mill Museum 1313 Mill Street SE, Salem, Oregon 97301
     (503) 585-7012 e-mail: info@missionmill.org Website: www.missionmill.org

Champoeg Visitor Center - 1843
     7679 Champoeg Road NE, St. Paul, Oregon 97137
     (503) 678-1251 or (800) 452-5687

Independence Heritage Museum (Polk County) - 1844 to present
     112 South 3rd Street, Independence, Oregon
     (503) 838-4989 e-mail: heritagemuseum@minetfiber.com Website: http://www.ci.independence.or.us/Departments/HeritageMuseum/tabid/328/Default.aspx
     Mail: Box 7, Independence, Oregon 97351

McLoughlin House (Clackamas County) - 1845
     713 Center Street, Oregon City, Oregon 97045
     (503) 656-5146 Website: www.mcloughlinhouse.org

John D. Boon House - 1847
     Mission Mill Museum 1313 Mill Street SE, Salem, Oregon 97301
     (503) 585-7012 e-mail: info@missionmill.org Website: www.missionmill.org


1850s

Robert Newell House Museum - 1852 (Reconstructed 1859)
     8089 Champoeg Road NE, St. Paul, Oregon 97137
     (503) 678-5537

Conser House - Jefferson Public Library Special Collections - 1854
     128 North Main Street, Jefferson, Oregon
     (541) 327-3826 e-mail: jeffpl@open.org
     Mail: Box 1068, Jefferson, Oregon 97532

Silverton Country Historical Museum - 1854 - present
     428 South Water Street, Silverton, Oregon 97381
     (503) 873-6063 or (503) 581-8337

Pleasant Grove Presbyterian Church - 1858
     Mission Mill Museum 1313 Mill Street SE, Salem, Oregon 97301
     (503) 585-7012 e-mail: info@missionmill.org Website: www.missionmill.org


1860s

Josiah Parrish House - 1860 (Addition 1910)
     A. C. Gilbert's Discovery Village 116 Marion Street NE, Salem, Oregon 97301
     (503) 371-3631 e-mail: info@acgilbert.org Website: www.acgilbert.org

Brunk House - Polk County Historical Society - 1861 (Polk County)
     5705 Salem-Dallas Highway, Salem, Oregon
     (503) 838-6603 e-mail: pchs@open.org
     Mail: Box 76, Monmouth, Oregon 97361

Wilson-Durbin - 1861 (Reconstructed 1998)
     A. C. Gilbert's Discovery Village 116 Marion Street NE, Salem, Oregon 97301
     (503) 371-3631 e-mail: info@acgilbert.org Website: www.acgilbert.org

Ox Barn - 1862
     Aurora Colony Museum & Historical Society Second and Liberty, Aurora, Oregon
     (503) 678-5754 Website: www.auroracolonymuseum.com
     Mail: Box 202, Aurora, Oregon 97002


1870s

Woodburn Historical Museum - 1871 - present
     455 North Front Street, Woodburn Oregon 97071
     (503) 982-9531

Bush House Museum, Salem Art Association - 1878
     600 Mission Street SE, Salem, Oregon 97302
     (503) 363-4714 or (503) 581-2228 (Salem Art Association) Website: www.salemart.org


1880s

Mt. Angel Museum - 1882
     Mt. Angel Abbey, One Abbey Drive, St. Benedict, Oregon 97373
     (503) 845-3208

Rockenfield-Bean House - 1883
     A. C. Gilbert's Discovery Village 116 Marion Street NE, Salem, Oregon 97301
     (503) 371-3631 e-mail: info@acgilbert.org Website: www.acgilbert.org

A. T. Gilbert House - 1887
     A. C. Gilbert's Discovery Village 116 Marion Street NE, Salem, Oregon 97301
     (503) 371-3631 e-mail: info@acgilbert.org Website: www.acgilbert.org

Queen of Angels Monastery - 1887/1882
     840 South Main Street, Mt. Angel, Oregon 97362
     (503) 845-6141 Website: www.benedictine-srs.org

Thomas Kay Woolen Mill - 1889
     Mission Mill Museum 1313 Mill Street SE, Salem, Oregon 97301
     (503) 585-7012 e-mail: info@missionmill.org Website: www.missionmill.org


1890s

Settlemeir House - 1892
     355 North Settlemeir Avenue, Woodburn, Oregon
     (503) 982-1897
     Mail: French Prairie Historical Society Box 405, Woodburn, Oregon 97071

Historic Deepwood Estate - 1894
     1116 Mission Street SE, Salem, Oregon 97302
     (503) 363-1825


1900s

Antique Powerland Museum - c. 1900
     3995 Brooklake Road NE, Brooks Oregon 97303
     (503) 393-2424 Website: www.antiquepowerland.com
     Antique Caterpillar Machinery Museum
     Antique Implement Society
     Antique Powerland Museum Association
     Blacksmith Shop
     Branch 15 - Early Day Gas Engine & Tractor Association
     Brooks Depot Museum
     Northwest Vintage Car & Motorcycle Museum
     Oregon Electric Railway Museum
     Oregon Fire Service Museum
     Oregon Tractor Pullers Association
     Pacific Northwest Truck Museum
     Two Cylinder (John Deere) Club
     Western Steam Fiends Association, Inc.
     Willamette Valley Model Railroad
     Willow Creek Railroad

Charles & Martha Brown House - 1903 (Under Restoration)
     First & High Streets, Stayton, Oregon
     (503) 769-3303 Website: www.freewebs.com/brownhouse/
     Mail: Santiam Heritage Foundation Box 161, Stayton, Oregon 97383


1910s

Keizer Heritage Museum - 1916
     980 Chemawa Road NE, Salem, Oregon
     (503) 393-9660 e-mail: heritage@wvi.com Website: www.keizerheritage.org
     Mail: Box 20845, Keizer, Oregon 97303


1920s

Brooks Depot Museum - Brooks Historical Society - 1920
     3995 Brooklake Road NE, Brooks, Oregon
     (503) 390-0698 (Lena Carney) or (503) 831-0276 (Chris Lynch)
     Mail: Box 9265, Brooks, Oregon 97305

Canyon Life Museum - North Santiam Historical Society - 1920s Railroad Building
     143 Wall Street, Mill City, Oregon
     (503) 897-2877 e-mail: nshs@wvi.com
     Mail: Box 574, Gates, Oregon 97346

Little Gem Store - 1925
     A. C. Gilbert's Discovery Village 116 Marion Street NE, Salem, Oregon 97301
     (503) 371-3631 e-mail: info@acgilbert.org Website: www.acgilbert.org

Historic Elsinore Theatre - 1926
     170 High Street SE, Salem, Oregon 97301
     (503) 375-0284 Website: www.elsinoretheatre.com

Santiam Historical Society and Museum - 1928 Women's Club Building
     260 North Second Avenue, Stayton, Oregon
     (503) 769-1406
     Mail: Box 326, Stayton, Oregon 97383

Pioneer Mothers Memorial Cabin Museum, Champoeg State Park - 1929 (Replica of 1850s cabin)
     8035 Champoeg Road NE, St. Paul, Oregon 97137
     (503) 633-2237


1930s

Oregon State Capitol - 1938
     900 Court Street SE, Salem, Oregon 97301
     (503) 986-1388 Website: www.leg.state.or.us

Oregon State Library - 1938
     250 Winter Street NE, Salem, Oregon 97301-3950
     (503) 378-4243 x221 Website: www.osl.state.or.us/home/

Willamette Valley Genealogical Society
     (503) 378-4243 Website:http://www.osl.state.or.us/home/gen/wvgs.html
     Box 2083, Salem, Oregon 97308-2083


1940s

Silver Falls State Park - 1942
     20024 Silver Falls Highway SE, Sublimity, Oregon 97385
     (503) 873-8681 x23 Website: www.oregonstateparks.org

Oregon State Archives - 1947
     800 Summer Street NE, Salem, Oregon 97310
     (503) 373-0701 e-mail reference.archives@state.or.us
     Website: http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/


1960s

Our Lady of Tikhvin Center and Museum of Russian Old Orthodox History and Culture - 1967
     Mt. Angel Abbey, One Abbey Drive, St. Benedict, Oregon 97373
     (503) 845-3300


1990s

Hallie Ford Museum of Art - Willamette University - 1998
     900 State Street , Salem, Oregon 97301
     (503) 370-6867 Website: www.willamette.edu/museum_of_art/
     Mail: 900 State Street, Salem, Oregon 97301


2000s

Salem Riverfront Carousel - 2001
     101 Front Street NE, Salem, Oregon 97301
     (503) 540-0374 www.Salemsriverfrontcarousel.org


Family History Centers

Salem LDS Family History Center
     4550 Lone Oak Road, Salem, Oregon
     (503) 378-0383 x7
     Mail:8000 Liberty Road S, Salem, Oregon 97306

Salem East LDS Family History Center
     862 45th Avenue NE, Salem, Oregon 97301
     (503) 371-0453



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