Gus Frederick is a native Oregonian, born in Salem in 1954, 100 years after his hometown of Silverton was founded. He is by training a filmmaker and photographer, although he has broadened that term by necessity to multimedia artist. He works as a conceptual artist, photographer, filmmaker and animator. A long-time local history enthusiast, he continues to be fascinated with many of the incredible stories from the Silverton Country.
Gus Frederick
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Jun 30
History in the Window
To celebrate the United States 250 year Semiquincentennial, the Silverton Country Historical Society for the July 3rd First Friday celebration, has created a “Walking Tour” of Silverton’s historic Downtown core. Sponsored by Business Owners, our historic downtown becomes a virtual museum, with storefronts displaying large-scale archival photos of their buildings from the early days with …
Mar 04
About the SCHS
Silverton Country Historical Society & Country Museum It all began at an old-timers picnic in the summer of 1974, when a small group of people, proud of their place in Silverton’s history dating back to its founding in 1854, decided that as much heritage as possible should be preserved for future generations and placed in …
Jan 25
Abiqua Carbon
Pioneer Petrochemical Activities In the Summer of 1972 when our family moved to Silverton, my parents purchased a bit over seven acres of land along the Abiqua Creek. As the largest lot in the El Romar sub-development—adjacent to what is now known as The Concrete Bridge—it was the only one to include creek frontage. My …
Nov 26
Frank S. Bowers; Cartoonist
Every so often, an artifact saved for one purpose becomes a valued clue to another! Case in point, a birthday-gifted copy of the Silverton Appeal-Tribune from August 5, 1982. It was saved for it’s coverage of that year’s Homer Davenport Days, the second annual celebration under that name. That year, the International Cartoon Contest was …
Jun 17
Silverton’s Power Women
Announcing the Silverton Power Women collection! An initial series of six “collectors cards” highlighting notable females from of the Silverton Country. Featured are Silverton’s own Flora Davenport, Polly Coon-Price, Eva Coolidge, Flora Hoblitt, Zetta Schlador and Helen Kleeb. Each card features a photograph and brief biography. For now the cards are available at the Museum …
Mar 08
Gallon House Bridge Turns 100
In 2016 the historic bridge turned 100! Built in 1916, the Gallon House Bridge is the last covered bridge, as well as the oldest bridge, in Marion County, and one of the oldest bridges in Oregon. The 84 foot Howe truss bridge is located over Abiqua Creek a little more than a mile northwest of …
Aug 08
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