Ballard Historical Society & Ballard Books present the book launch for Ballard author/photographer’s exploration of 19th century photography in Washington. Each chapter introduces key themes in Washington’s development, bringing to […]
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Ballard Historical Society event set for this month
Sunset Hill Community Association (3003 NW 66th St) will host Ballard Historical Society on Wednesday, April 19, for a special event focusing on the role of the Lake Washington Ship Canal over […]
Throwback Thursday: Winter in Ballard
It seems that the cold weather is now officially upon us, so the My Ballard team wanted to take a look back at some photos of Ballard winters in times […]
Ballard Historical Society’s Classic Home Tour on this Sunday
Ballard Historical Society will host their popular Classic Home Tour this Sunday, June 26, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. The self-guided tour will take attendees to eight vintage Ballard […]
Ballard History Walks kick off for the Summer
Ballard History Walks are on again this summer and the next one is set for this Saturday, June 18, from 10 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. This week’s walk is titled […]
Mapping Historic Ballard Project celebration set for Saturday
The team at Ballard Historical Society is excited to announce that their Mapping Historic Ballard project is almost complete. After a citizen-sourced effort to map and survey all the pre-1965 structures […]
Locals invited to “dig deeper” at Historic Seattle event
Locals are invited to learn more about Ballard’s past at the Digging Deeper event next Saturday, May 7, from 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. at the Sunset Hill Community Association (3003 […]
Throwback Thursday: March in years gone by
Today, we wanted to search through the Ballard Historical Society photo archives for some photos of the neighborhood taken in the month of March in years gone by! The below […]
Throwback Thursday: Local Police and Fire Departments of yesteryear
This week the My Ballard team wanted to take a look back at the police and fire departments that served the neighborhood back in the day. A group of policeman […]
Ballard remembers the 1962 World’s Fair
This coming Wednesday, take a stroll down memory lane with a Ballard Historical Society-sponsored event at the Sunset Hill Community Center (3003 NW 66th St). The authors of the new […]
Group wants to automate Ballard’s bell
The old bell in the bell tower at Marvin’s Garden Park has been silent for years. In fact at the most recent Ballard District Council meeting, no one could recall […]
Tickets on sale for the Ballard Classic Homes Tour
Every three years the Ballard Historical Society hosts a tour of classic homes around the area. Seven homes built betweeen 1909 and 1929 are on this year’s Ballard Classic Homes […]
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