Lantern Slide Projector
A visitor to our Johnson Collections Center saw the object in the photograph on the shelf and asked me “What is that?” I didn’t know
Martha Fraundorf
May 10, 2024
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Celebrating the history and culture of Benton County, Oregon
What Is It?
If you were a child during the 1950s to 1970s, you probably had one of these. If you were born after that, you may wonder
Martha Fraundorf
April 26, 2024
Continued: Bill Dixon’s Recollections of Kings Valley, Oregon
This post continues selections from the 2001 interview with Bill Dixon. Dixon, who was born in 1927, was the son of Virgil and Martie Plunkett
Martha Fraundorf
April 6, 2024
Bill Dixon’s Recollections of Kings Valley, Oregon
One of the many documents in the Benton County Historical Society archive is a write-up of a 2001 interview with Bill Dixon. Dixon, who was
Martha Fraundorf
March 29, 2024
Featured Artifact: Jim The Fix’r sign
This neon sign is on exhibit in the entry hall of the Corvallis Museum. Originally, the sign indicated the site of the Jim the Fix’r
Martha Fraundorf
March 27, 2024
Oregon State University Women’s Basketball
On March 2, 2024, the Oregon State Women’s Basketball team played its final game of the regular season. The team’s success over the last decade
Martha Fraundorf
March 8, 2024
Philomath College Campus
At the time Governor Hatfield used the pen described in the previous story, Oregon State University was the only institution in Benton County that awarded
Martha Fraundorf
February 28, 2024
Featured Artifact: Oregon Governor Mark Hatfield’s Fountain Pen
There isn’t anything unusual about this fountain pen itself. Its significance comes from when and how it was used. On March 6, 1961, Governor Mark
Martha Fraundorf
February 16, 2024
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