Welcome to Salem Historical Quarterly and our "Staycations"! Our Google chart shows the routes of five (so far ~ two more are planned) walking tours that you can enjoy right here in Salem.
Historical Sites describes places significant in Salem's 150 year history. Many can be visited on our tours.
Neighborhood Heritage illustrates the individual historical character of each of our 19 residential neighborhoods.
Use Historic FAQ to find local ordinances about historic properties and information on how to research the story of your own home.
In this issue we are featuring our recently created newsletters. To see the first three, please select below:
December 2007 Salem Street Names Honor Early Families
March 2008 The Future is Bright for Salem's Historic Districts
June 2008 Moving History
Celebrating Salem's Vision 2020 Project, we have created 5 illustrated walking tours featuring our Historic Sites:
Salem's Historic Downtown
Slide Show
Printed Version
Route Map (brown line on chart above)
Court-Chemeketa Historic Residential District
Slide Show
Printed Version
Route Map (tan line on chart above)
Gaiety Hill/Bush's Pasture Park
Slide Show
Printed Version
Route Map (red line on chart above)
Salem's Urban Creeks ~ Downtown's Natural Beauty
Slide Show
Printed version
Route Map (green line on chart above)
Salem in Oregon History
Salem in Oregon History
Printed version
Route Map (purple line on chart above)
Note: the light blue lines in the chart define our creeks as they flow toward the Willamette River.
The blue marker indicates the location of our Convention Center downtown where four of our walks begin and end.
To share information about Salem history, contact Virginia Green
To suggest other historic sites to photograph, contact Tom Green, Jr.