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Tickets Available for 2013 Ballard Classic Home Tour
You’re invited! We’ve selected seven lovely homes for you to see on Sunday, June 23, 2013. Tickets are available online (anytime) or at several local retailers beginning June 1. Thank you to REStore, Secret Garden Bookshop, Johnson & Johnson Antiques … Continue reading
2013 Classic Home Tour Tickets
Buy tickets for 2013 Ballard Classic Home Tour Purchase your tickets now for this year’s tour, featuring seven vintage Ballard residences of unique character and modern livability. Built by skilled craftsmen, these homes exemplify lasting quality that continues to support … Continue reading
Become a Volunteer Tour Guide
You too can be Cruise Director for a day, just like Julie McCoy in The Love Boat! The Ballard Historical Society needs guides — we call them docents — for the 2013 Classic Home Tour on Sunday, June 23. Tour … Continue reading
Voices of Ballard Wins Award
Begun in 1999, the Voices of Ballard Project was an expansive oral history project and a joint effort of the Ballard Historical Society, the Swedish Finn Historical Society, and the Nordic Heritage Museum. This week, the Association of King County … Continue reading
Buy Tickets Now for 2013 Ballard Classic Home Tour
Buy tickets for 2013 Ballard Classic Home Tour This year’s tour features vintage Ballard residences of unique character and modern livability. Built by skilled craftsmen, these modest homes exemplify lasting quality that continues to support generations of Ballard families. This … Continue reading
The Seventh Elect Church in Israel/Kirke Park
We all learned a little more about our community on Wednesday, March 27. Our free program on the Seventh Elect Church in Israel, and the recent transformation of its property into one of Ballard’s beautiful new parks, was well-attended at the … Continue reading
Join Us Next Wednesday
Make plans to come to a free lecture to learn more about the Seventh Elect Church in Israel, and the recent transformation of its property into one of Ballard’s beautiful new Seattle parks. Wednesday, March 27, 2013 6:30 to 7:30 … Continue reading
Free Lecture: Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Come to a free lecture to learn more about the Seventh Elect Church in Israel, and the recent transformation of its property into one of Ballard’s beautiful new Seattle parks. Wednesday, March 27, 2013 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Seattle Public … Continue reading
Voices of Ballard and Beyond
The Nordic American Voices project captures the oral history of the Nordic community, and now shares these stories in the new book Voices of Ballard and Beyond. An important effort at the Nordic Heritage Museum has been in the works … Continue reading
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New Year, New Projects at Ballard Historical Society
The trustees of Ballard Historical Society wish you a Happy New Year! We had a lovely annual meeting at Hattie’s Hat in December, where we toasted a successful year in which we saw the old Ballard City Hall bell ring … Continue reading
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