Everett’s Evergreen Cemetery by Melinda Van Wingen Everett, the “City of Smokestacks,” was once home to dozens of pulp, paper, shingle, and lumber mills. The milltown culture died off by the late 20th century. Buoyed instead by a 1960s Boeing boom, businesses left the compact North Everett peninsula for the sprawling […]
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Why Everett? New York City Our city was named at an 1890 dinner party in New York City. Charles Colby left his name on one of the most prominent streets in the new city. But his hungry son Everett Colby, just 15 years old, impressed the dinner guests with his appetite […]
Sunday April 19 from 2-4pm at the Port of Everett Waterfront Center in the Blue Heron Room. Maritime Historian Chuck Fowler will lead us on a visual presentation of Patrol and Rescue Boats in the Puget Sound with emphasis and updates on Everett and Snohomish. The Port of Everett will […]
The Everett Museum of History, an organization working to preserve a massive collection, will honor the Jack at a party from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. April 16 at the Everett Yacht Club. Cost is $20 for the event, which is both a retirement party and fundraiser to help the […]
The Everett Free Speech Fight of 1916 and how it lead to the Everett Massacre and Bloody Sunday. Join Guest Speaker David Dilgard, Historian November 2, 2014 at 2pm Everett Public Library Auditorium 2702 Hoyt Ave, Everett Presented by Historic Everett
Sunday, September 28th 2:00-4:00pm Hampton Inn & Suites 2931 West Marine View Dr. Everett, WA. FREE for Members/Non Member Guests $5 Refreshments served! Join us for a special pictorial history presentation by local author Steve Bertrand as he traces the rich history of Paine Field from its earliest days to […]
June 14th 12:00 Noon Evergreen Cemetery 4504 Broadway – Meet at North gate entrance $5 Members/ $10 Public Join Historic Everett as we guide you on a walking tour of the Historic Evergreen Cemetery. Led by board member and educator Gene Fosheim, we will visit the final resting place of […]
May 17th from 1:30- 3pm Bayside Bed & Breakfast 2201 Rucker Ave, Everett, WA Admission $5 Dessert will be served with coffee and tea Join Historic Everett and the Questers (those who enjoy antiques and history) La Conner Chapter, for a fun and educational afternoon featuring two great speakers. Jack […]
Join us for Snohomish County Green Drinks on Wednesday, April 9th, 5 – 7 p.m. at the beautiful, vintage Historic Everett Theatre! Originally built in 1901, the Historic Everett Theatre is the oldest operating theatre in the state of Washington. In 1995 the Everett Theatre Society was formed as a […]