We have a variety of news for you:
- Announcing the 2013 BHS calendars. These make great holiday gifts! This year, we feature a selection of photos and information from the Ballard Historical Society’s Historic Marker Project. Ballard merchants include the Secret Garden Bookstore, Ballard Mailbox, Nordic Heritage Museum gift shop, Sunset Hill Green Market, Mailbox and Business Center (24th Ave. NW and NW 80th Street), and Swansons Nursery.
- Please lend your support at the designation hearing for the Ballard Carnegie Library on November 7 at 3:30 p.m. The Board will allow members of the community to speak about the building’s importance to themselves and to Ballard. We’ll be there — please join us! The Seattle Landmark Preservation Board meets in the Seattle Municipal Tower at 700 5th Avenue, 40th floor, room 4060.
- BHS Members, please attend the BHS annual meeting on Wednesday, December 5 from 7-9 p.m. at Hattie’s Hat. Visit with the board of trustees and hear about our plans for 2013. (Hint: Classic Homes Tour!) Not yet a member? See Membership.
- Enjoy a variety of exhibitions at Ballard’s Nordic Heritage Museum in November and December. See photography, crafts and art exhibitions, including one titled “Bad Art? 1,000 Birch Board Pictures from Sweden.” More details at Nordic Heritage Museum.
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