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
- 1313 Mill Street SE, Salem, Oregon
- (503) 364-2128
- E-mail: mchs@open.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: pchs@open.org
- Website: www.open.org/~pchs
- 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
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@open.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: herimusm@open.org
- Website: www.open.org/herimusm
- 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 (Larry Epping Collection) - 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@open.org
- Website: www.open.org/heritage
- 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
Archive Only
United Methodist Archives, Oregon-Idaho Conference
- 680 State Street, B60, Salem, Oregon 97301-3868
- (503) 540-0793
- Website: www.willamette.edu/~jhook/methodis.htm