Saturday, June 4th, 6-10 p.m. Sunset Hill Community Association Clubhouse, 3003 NW 66th St. Ballard Historical Society invites you to celebrate completion of this amazing project. Volunteers surveyed and mapped 7,308 homes and buildings for pre-1965 historic integrity, by type and decade. Come see what's been researched,...
Read MoreBallard residents and volunteers might see volunteers in safety vests photographing buildings during the month of February. What are these volunteers doing? They are part of the Mapping Historic Ballard project, part of a grant funded by the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods. They are simply...
Read MoreWe had 41 volunteers trained by Sunday January 24th and look forward to training more on Wednesday, January 27th. The training included a powerpoint, background on Ballard history, a map of the sectors in the survey and hands-on training on the app. Volunteers are already...
Read MoreWe shared the first details of BHS' Historic Mapping Project with a public meeting in November. Held at the community space Ballard Homestead, the evening included live jazz music, refreshments and an introduction to the project's scope and goals. Now we're ready to train volunteers to inventory...
Read MoreJoin us for live music, refreshments and a kick-off event describing our new project and how you can help! Ballard Historical Society won a Small and Simple grant from Seattle to create an original Historic Resource Inventory and interactive map. The Mapping Historic Ballard: Shingletown...
Read MoreJoin us for “Military Road Through Ballard: From Steilacoom to Bellingham,” on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. Our presenter is Karen Meador, author and historian. Military Road connected Fort Steilacoom with Fort Bellingham, passing through Ballard and many other communities. Many buildings were eventually...
Read MoreWe've just launched a new Web site. We think BallardHistory.org's new modern design will highlight the great archives and programs of the Ballard Historical Society. The Ballard History Wordpress blog has been absorbed into the site, so please replace any previous bookmarks you had to...
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From 3:00 until close on Thursday, July 9, 2015 you can relax with a brew and benefit Ballard Historical Society. $1 per pint goes to BHS. Reuben’s has a new location at 1406 NW 53rd Street. Bring a friend, and enjoy a summer afternoon and evening with a...
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