SHINE is a look backward from the present to Salem's 1860 charter. In each year we have four sections: glimpses of what was happening around the world, a special event in Salem, what you see when you visit that site today, and other Salem events of interest that year.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Powwow in Salem this month
Here's another great event for you to check out:
"Gathering of Oregon's First Nations."
Jan. 31 at Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem, beginning at 10 a.m., with the powwow grand entry at 1.
Text is compiled and edited by Virginia Green. Text resources are identified by links to the Salem History Project (http://www.salemhistory.net), Discover (http://discover-neighborhood-history.blogspot.com), City of Salem, Statesman Journal (1995-2009) and other websites.
Contemporary color photographs are by Thomas N. Green, Jr. Unless otherwise noted, all historic photographs are from the Oregon Historic Photograph Collections of the Salem Public Library: http://photos.salemhistory.net
1 comment:
This is a great opportunity to learn more about our first Oregonians. Thank you to all who helped organize and produce this local history event!
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