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Marion County History Volume 1, 1955 $5.00 Out of Print
Table of Contents: The Parsonage: A Heritage by Burt Brown Baker History of the Sam Brown House by Elizabeth Esson Brown Fairfield Interesting Spot by Ben Maxwell The Aurora Story by Clark Moor Will Marion County Post Offices by Edwin R Payne Sketch of Post Office, Map with locations Remembrances of Lewis Judson by George G Strozut, Jr. History of Stayton by Mathilda Siegmund-Jones
Marion County History Volume 2, 1956 $5.00
Table of Contents: Covered Bridges in Marion County by Ben Maxwell The Penitentiary, Our First Institution by Sgt. J. R. Johnson Willamette, Oldest in the West by Kenneth Lottick The Story of Tabitha Brown by Roy Ohmart William Parker and Parkersville by George Strozut, Jr. Our Unmarked Fur Posts by Helen E. Austin Champoeg, The Birth Place of Oregon by Chester C. Kaiser A History of Hubbard by Clark Moor Will The Rise and Decline of Oregon Flax by William N. Lee Sketches of Salem by Lewis Hubbell Judson
Marion County History Volume 3, 1957 $5.00
Table of Contents: The Harvest Cycle on the Jacob Siegmund Farm by Mathilda Siegmund Jones Oregon’s First Farmer by Harriet D. Munnick David Leslie by Lewis Judson David Leslie’s Report on the Oregon Mission, 1843 by David Leslie Sketches of Salem from 1851 to 1869 by J. Henry Brown Salem in 1869: A Year of Transition by Ben Maxwell Memories of Early Salem by James W. Cox The Literary Life of Claudius Thayer and Estelle Bush Thayer by Margaret Magone Woodburn in the Gay Nineties by Della B. Stamps Some Historical Facts by Ray L. Stout Marion County Before Jason Lee by W. W. Herman Clark The Great Reinforcement That Came on the Lausanne Voyage by Marion Rutledge General Marion, Hero of the Pioneers by M. V. McKeon The Coming of Angora Goats to Marion County by Lillie L. Madsen
Marion County History Volume 4, 1958 $6.00
Table of Contents: The Early History of Jefferson by Joe Benninghoff The Founding of Mt. Angel Abbey: A Letter of 1883 by Rev. Ambrose Zenner Hayesville Should Have Been Names Stephensville by George G. Strozut, Jr. Reverend Lewis Hubbel Judson by Lewis Judson A Hundred Years of Salem Theatrical History by Ben Maxwell How Salem Got Its Water by Clark Moor Will The Transition Decades on French Prairie-1830-1850 by Harriet D. Munnick Music in Salem: 1900 to 1930 by Dorothy Pearce Mt. Angel College by Sister Mary Ida John M. Hollingsworth’s Reminiscences of Detroit by N. B. Payne and Ashley S. Rose Salem’s First Hangings by Frank Judd
Marion County History Volume 5, 1959 $5.00
Table of Contents: The Development of the Bush House by Susan Snyder Salem in 1859 by Ben Maxwell Oregon’s First Capitols, 1853-1876 by Saundra Moore Street Names in Salem by Lewis Judson History of Sacred Heart Academy by Sisters of the Holy Names A History of Woodburn by Eugene Stoller The Silverton Story by Ruth Geer Kephart Historical Notes on Chemawa Indian School by Mary J. Mitchell French Prairie Farm, 1839-1850 by Margaret J. Bailey Black Gold: The Story of Lake Labish by George Strozut, Jr. The James Mechlin Anderson House, 1855 by Ruth Kress Anderson The Earliest Three R’s in Oregon, 1830-1840 by Harriet Munnick How I Became a Woman Doctor by Mary Bowerman Purvine Jesse Quinn Thornton by Chester C. Kaiser Margaret J. Bailey: Oregon Pioneer Author by Orcutt W. Frost
Marion County History Volume 6, 1960 $5.00
Table of Contents: Building the New Courthouse, 1872-1873 by Robert Moulton Gatke Salem’s First Streetcar Line by Ben Maxwell Fabritus Smith by Roy V. Ohmart “Dupatti” (Jean Baptiste Desportes McKay) by Harriet Munnick Scotts Mills, Marion County, Oregon by John C. Brougher History of Pioneer School, District 13 a Centennial School, 1852-1859 By Adelaide Orange and Areta Jones Harper
Marion County History Volume 7, 1961 $5.00
Table of Contents: Champoeg Flour Mills by Henry Zorn Grandma Was an Indian by Harriet D. Munnick The Chinese in Salem by Ben Maxwell Marion County Centennial Markers by Lewis Judson The Emigration of 1843 submitted by Lewis Judson
Marion County History Volume 8, 1962-1964 $5.00
Table of Contents: Jason Lee’s “Mill Place” – A New Mission House on the Willamette By Elizabeth Walton The Jason Lee House by Lewis H. Judson “An Odor of Sanctity” by Harriet Munnick Overland Staging in the 1860’s by Ben Maxwell Journal of our Journey to Oregon by Eugenia Zieber Indian Pits in Salem by Lewis H. Judson On Stage in Salem by Alice Henson Ernst Robert Newell and Newell House by Henry Zorn Indian Camp Grounds of the Willamette Valley by George E. Tomkins
Marion County History Volume 9, 1965-1968 $5.00
Table of Contents: The Narrow Gauge Railroad Through Marion County by Ben Maxwell Civil War Days in Salem by Lewis H. Judson An Early Ascent of Mt. Jefferson by George J. Pearce The Marion County Court by Wallace S. Wharton An Empire by Henry Zorn The Prairie That Slacum Saw by Harriet D. Munnick Folk Sayings in a Pioneer Family of Western Oregon by Helen Pearce Who Gave Salem Its Name by Lewis Judson
Marion County History Volume 10, 1969-1971 $5.00
Table of Contents: Medard Godard Foisy, Pioneer Printer by Harriet D. Munnick Recollections of Crossing the Plains by Trenton Hibbard Introductions of First Trustees of Willamette University by Lewis H. Judson The Case House by Dale C. Schmidt The Mehama Story by Ray L. Stout The Cooke-Patton Pioneer Saga by Robert D. Gregg and Chester C. Kaiser George Knox Shiel by Ben Maxwell Dr. Luke A. Port, Builder of Deepwood by David C. Duniway The Russian Old Believers of Marion County, Oregon by Roberta L. Hall Marion Motor Hotel by McMillan Inns, Inc. A Wedding Record of May 1886 Constitution of the Marion County Historical Society
Marion County History Volume 11, 1972-1976 $5.00
Table of Contents: Oregon’s Early Furniture and Furniture Makers by Ruth McBride Powers The Reed Opera House by Edwin Cooke Patton The Mission Roll Call by Harriet D. Munnick The Mission Mill at St. Paul by Harriet D. Munnick The Minto Pass and Trail by Corwin E. Hein Aurora Colonists Ascend Mount Hood (1870) by Clark Moor Will A History of the Town of Gervais by Mrs. Carl Prantl Salem, Nature’s Garden Spot by La Rue E. Ross The Romance of the Oregon Mission Rose by Lewis Judson
Marion County History Volume 12, 1977-1978 $5.00
Table of Contents: Physical Aspects of the Mission du Willamette; St. Paul in 1847 by Harriet D. Munnick Early Oregon Orchardist by Clark Moor Will Aspects of South Salem by Clark Moor Will My First Teaching Job by Maude Largent Cosho The Last of His Tribe – Quinaby by Henry Brown Speech at Chemawa School in 1886 by Superintendent Lee Old Houses of the Willamette by Members of the Society Old Cemeteries of Marion County by Members of Society Index of Volumes 1 – 12
Marion County History Volume 13, 1979-1982 $7.50
Table of Contents: A History of the Salem Public Schools, 1893-1916 by Constance Weinman Some Personal Recollections of Salem Schools: 1904-1982 by Mary E. Eyre The History of Keizer Schools by Ann Lossner St. Louis School District No. 59 by Mrs. Zoe McCormick Eldriedge School District No. 60C by Dorothy Nolan Claggett Cemetery by Ann Lossner A History of the Silverton-Hills Community Club by Mary Hostetler-Murray An Omnivorous Collector Discovers Aurora by Clark Moor Will Auburn Renasance by Harriet D. Munnick Through the Eyes of a Visitor, 1851 by Harriet D. Munnick Going to Press by Stephen A. Stone Local History Was His Game by Alfred C. Jones
Marion County History Volume 14, 1983-1984 $7.50
Table of Contents: Salem’s Creeks by Joan Marie “Toni” Salzmann Prune Industry West Coast, USA, 1890-1982 remembered by Forest Cammack Hop Agriculture in the Willamette Valley by Joan Marie “Toni” Salzmann Willamette University’s First President by Ellen Foster Victor Point by Bernita J. Sharp History of Clear Lake School by Ann Lossner Pratum School by Pearl Eyre Andrews Bethany and Bowens by Ellen Lindholm The Bell Ringers: Telephone History by Walter F. Dodge The Salem-Keizer Telephone Company by Ann Lossner Lord-Schryver: Landscape Architects by David C. Duniway
Marion County History Volume 15, Copyright 1998 $20.00
Table of Contents: To David Cushing Duniway Original Oregonians Pioneers and Missionaries A.N. Bush Photography Oregon Trail Community Citizens Communities Education Transportation Commerce Entertainment/Recreation Preservation
"South Salem Past", 1987 by David Duniway
"Dr. Luke A. Port", Builder of Deepwood by David Duniway
Reprint of the "Historical Atlas Map of Marion & Linn Counties Oregon. 1878" by Edgar Williams & Co.
This year Marion County Historical Society celebrates the 60th anniversary of its publishing program. Publications include Member Matters, which provides current information on programs and events for Historical Society members, Historic Marion, a history magazine and Marion County History an annual journal of articles on various aspects of the county's rich history. All of these publications are available for purchase in the Willamette Heritage Center's Bookstore during regular hours of operation. Authors interested in submitting work for possible publication may inquire at the Willamette Heritage Center for submission guidelines by calling 503-585-7012 or 503-364-2128.