Upcoming 2024 Events!
The Everett Massacre Story
Sunday, November 3, 2024, 6:00–8:00pm
Artisan’s Books and Coffee, 1802 Hewitt Ave, Everett, WA
Five IWW members (Industrial Workers of the World, often called “Wobblies”) and two deputies die in a gun battle dubbed the Everett Massacre on November 5, 1916. Join us and historian Steve Bertrand to explore why those aboard the Verona and those on the City Dock found themselves in a gunfight.
We’ll share a “Soup Line” including two types of chili, cornbread, salad and dessert.
$15 Members and Guests (you can use PayPal below). RSVP by email historiceverett@gmail.com or call Andrea at 425-870-6699.
See also our Past Events page.
Try our new Evergreen Cemetery online tour
The new Evergreen Cemetery web page has several hundred grave sites with stories and vintage photos. The accompanying map can be used on your phone (and will show where you are if you enable location service). There are several tours, or you can select “All Sites”. For example, try the the map focused on lumber barons and bankers.
Clark Park Gazebo
Clark Park Gazebo slated to be removed
Clark Park, Everett’s oldest Park, with its 103-year-old Gazebo designed by noted architect Benjamin Turnbull, has been on the Everett Register of Historic Places since1993. The City of Everett wants to remove the Gazebo and install a dog park, due to safety concerns and agrees demolition of the Gazebo is not going to solve the issues in Clark Park.
Everett Landmarks: 2024 Calendar
Limited Edition Calendar, published by Historic Everett each year is now available locally. Our calendar sales support educational activities and events.
For 2024 we proudly present Everett Landmarks with an introduction by Andrea Tucker and history provided by Jack O’Donnell.
Get your copy today to add to your collection of Everett’s historical calendars published since 2004. You may click the link below to order your calendar by mail directly through Historic Everett.
The Show Must Go On!
Historic Everett presents… “The Show Must Go On!” coloring book, reminiscence of theatrical arts in Everett. Illustrated by local artist Elizabeth Person, it’s produced in conjunction with the City of Everett’s Cultural Arts Grant program.
We look back at movie theater marquees that dotted the streets of downtown, The Historic Everett Theatre, Poetry, the spoken art performed at local coffee shops and the Everett Public Library, Betty Spooner’s famous ‘School of the Dance’, the iconic bronze statue of Mike Jordan that greets guests in front of Everett Performing Arts, and more.
Look for this delightful coloring book available in local stores or here on website.
