Costco to Host Book Signing for Local Salem, OR Author

SALEM, Ore. - Dec. 4, 2013 - PRLog -- Long before the city of Salem got its name, the lush valley was a favorite winter camping location for the Kalapuya tribe. Jason Lee first ventured to Oregon in 1834, at the invitation of Northwest tribes, creating a mission and a settlement here. Native Americans called it “Chemeketa.” William H. Willson, who laid out the city plan in 1851, called it “Salem.” Both words mean “peace.”

Salem’s central location, in the middle of the Willamette Valley’s agricultural belt, made it an ideal location for the new capital of Oregon. Since then, Salem’s character has largely been influenced by the presence of woolen mills, crop production and many state institutions. Surviving devastating floods and fires in all three state capitol buildings, Salem and its people have a history of resilience, leadership and public service.

Join the authors for a signing:

Where:  Costco

1010 Hawthorne Avenue SE, Salem OR 97301

When:  Saturday, December 7^th, 2013; 11:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m.

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665.

Arcadia Publishing is the leading publisher of local and regional history in the United States.  Our mission is to make history accessible and meaningful through the publication of books on the heritage of America’s people and places.  Have we done a book on your town?

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Authors Tom Fuller and Christy Van Heukelem have a long history with Salem. Fuller reported from Salem for over a decade with Portland television station KGW. Van Heukelem is a genealogist and the children’s material cataloger for the Salem Public Library.

Salem

by Tom Fuller, Christy Van Heukelem, Mission Mill Museum

Images of America  Series

128 pages/ softcover

Available: June 15, 2009