Upcoming Tacoma History Presentations

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Apr 21 Tuesday

History of Tacoma Narrows Bridges

12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
The Rotary Club of Gig Harbor, 8209 Stinson Ave
Gig Harbor, WA 98332 United States
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Picture this: A room full of people saying, “We can do this” and then actually doing it. Come hear how the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce helped spark this bold project…

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Apr 22 Wednesday

Subject to be determined

7:00 am - 7:30 am
Tacoma Sunrise Rotary Club, 1110 South Puget Sound Ave
Tacoma, WA 98405 United States
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Apr 22 Wednesday

Women Who Built Tacoma

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
The Nosy Nif-A Wine Bar, 2327 Tacoma Ave S
Tacoma, WA 98405 United States
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What if Tacoma was built twice…once in lumber and brick and again in courage? Meet Mrs. Bethel Schneebeck, Miss Alice Humble, Dr. Ella Fifield, Mrs. Elsbeth Haering and Mrs. Violet…

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Apr 28 Tuesday

Downtown Tacoma’s Alluring History

12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Clover Park Rotary meeting @ Carr’s Restaurant, 11006 Bridgeport Way SW
Lakewood, WA 98499 United States
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Ever feel downtown Tacoma whispering? Streetcars once rolled out from the transportation barn, carrying the city forward. A child was christened on the girders of the Rust Building – steel…

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Apr 28 Tuesday

Notorious Tacoma

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Meridian at Stone Creek Senior Living, 1111 S 376th St
Milton, WA 98354 United States
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Reservation is required by calling 253-400-2076

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Apr 30 Thursday

Daffodil Parade History

11:00 am - 11:30 am
Merrill Gardens, 7290 Rosemount Circle
Tacoma, WA 98465 United States
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In 1934 Puyallup Valley bulb famers sponsored their first Daffodil Parade to promote their crop. A parade winding first through the streets of Puyallup and neighboring towns, this annual parade…

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May 26 Tuesday

Rough and Tumble: The History of the Town of Ruston

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Solstice Senior Living at Point Defiance, 6414 N Park Way
Tacoma, WA 98407 United States
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In 1906, seven square blocks became something more than a dot on the map, they became Ruston. A small town shaped by the people of the Tacoma Smelting Company who…

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Jun 25 Thursday

History of South Tacoma

6:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Asia Pacific Cultural Center, 4851 South Tacoma Way
Tacoma, WA 98409 United States
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This area was known as Edison to honor Thomas Edison, a friend of the railroad owner, before transitioning to the name South Tacoma. The Northern Pacific Railway moved its railway…

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Jun 30 Tuesday

Downtown Tacoma’s Alluring History

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Lumora Theatre, 724 Pacific Ave
Tacoma, WA 98402 United States
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Ever feel downtown Tacoma whispering? Streetcars once rolled out from the transportation barn, carrying the city forward. A child was christened on the girders of the Rust Building – steel…

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Aug 10 Monday

Notorious Tacoma

1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Merrill Gardens, 7290 Rosemount Circle
Tacoma, WA 98465 United States
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Step into Tacoma’s shadowy past. Have you heard about the 1951 vice raids – the kind of story that doesn’t just make the headlines, it rearranges a whole city. Hear…

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Aug 25 Tuesday

The Women Who Built Tacoma

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Lumora Theatre, 724 Pacific Ave
Tacoma, WA 98402 United States
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What if Tacoma was built twice…once in lumber and brick and again in courage? Meet Mrs. Bethel Schneebeck, Miss Alice Humble, Mrs. Elsbeth Haering, Mrs. Violet Graham - strong women,…

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Sep 01 Tuesday

Notorious Tacoma

12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Parkland Spanaway Rotary Club, 15803 Pacific Avenue
Tacoma, WA 98444 United States
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Step into Tacoma’s shadowy past. Have you heard about the 1951 vice raids – the kind of story that doesn’t just make the headlines, it rearranges a whole city. Hear…

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Sep 03 Thursday

History of the Stadium Business District

11:00 am - 11:30 am
Franke Tobey Jones, 5340 N Bristol St
Tacoma, WA 98407 United States
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What if a neighborhood story isn’t about headlines but by the people who unlocked the door each morning? Hear about Wright Park, Stadium High School and distinctive entrepreneurs who shaped…

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Oct 01 Thursday

History of 6th Ave

11:00 am - 11:30 am
Franke Tobey Jones, 5340 N Bristol St
Tacoma, WA 98407 United States
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When Tacoma’s streetcars were still humming and the Narrows Bridge gateway began here, 6th Avenue was already doing what it still does best. Moving people through, connecting neighborhoods, keeping the…

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Oct 20 Tuesday

Notorious Tacoma

6:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Lakewood Historical Society, 6211 Mount Tacoma
Lakewood, WA 98499 United States
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Step into Tacoma’s shadowy past. Have you heard about the 1951 vice raids – the kind of story that doesn’t just make the headlines, it rearranges a whole city. Hear…

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Oct 27 Tuesday

Tacoma Confectioners – Why Tacoma is So Sweet

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Lumora Theatre, 724 Pacific Ave
Tacoma, WA 98402 United States
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Why Tacoma is So Sweet – We are talking about candy – the kind that sticks and brings you back to being eight years old. Hear the surprising truth: some…

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Nov 09 Monday

The History of 6th Ave

1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Merrill Gardens, 7290 Rosemount Circle
Tacoma, WA 98465 United States
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When Tacoma’s streetcars were still humming and the Narrows Bridge gateway began here, 6th Avenue was already doing what it still does best. Moving people through, connecting neighborhoods, keeping the…

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Dec 02 Wednesday

Christmas in Tacoma

11:00 am - 11:30 am
Franke Tobey Jones, 5340 N Bristol St
Tacoma, WA 98407 United States
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What if Christmas isn’t something we invent each year, but something we inherit? Christmas in Tacoma is a warm story-filled presentation tracing how Tacoma has celebrated the season for over…

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Dec 08 Tuesday

Christmas in Tacoma

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Lumora Theatre, 724 Pacific Ave
Tacoma, WA 98402 United States
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What if Christmas isn’t something we invent each year, but something we inherit? Christmas in Tacoma is a warm story-filled presentation tracing how Tacoma has celebrated the season for over…

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