Virginia Green
Virginia Green decided in 1999 to move to Salem within twenty-four hours of first seeing the town. Attracted to the appealing historic downtown, she took an apartment on the shoreline of the Willamette River. She then volunteered at the local library and became a writer for the library's online publication, Salemhistory. This interest in local historical events and personalities led to the creation of the former Salem Historical Quarterly Web site and the current Salem Heritage Network. Her son, Tom, a photographer, visually records historical sites as they continue their research.
Author's Entries
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Asahel Bush House
In 1878, Asahel Bush (1824-1913)—Oregon publisher, banker, and politician—moved into his new twelve-room house in Salem as a widower with four children, two of whom were attending school in the East. Now a museum, the two-story wooden building, designed by local architect Wilbur F. Boothby, is typical of the English style adapted …
Oregon Encyclopedia
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Sebastian C. Adams (1825-1898)
Sebastian C. Adams provides an example of how the Christian missionary zeal of many early Oregon settlers was accompanied by exceptional entreprenurial talents. Adams was born into a Presbyterian family near Sandusky, Ohio, in 1825, and moved with his family to Galesburg, Illinois, when he was twelve. He briefly attended Knox College …
Oregon Encyclopedia
