The Tacoma Historical Society will continue its Heritage Series next month with a presentation entitled “Tacoma Then and Now” by local historian Dave Burns. Burns, who is most recognized for his efforts to restore a 1910 Northern Pacific dining car, will share historic Tacoma photographs with contemporary scenes. The event will be held on Thurs., Sept. 5 at 2 p.m. at Peoples Retirement Community, 1720 E. 67th St., in Tacoma. The Heritage Series of local history talks is a cooperative effort of the Peoples Retirement Community and the Tacoma Historical Society. Programs are generally scheduled for 2 p.m. on the first Thursday. The programs are free and open to the public. More information is available online at tacomahistory.org.

To read the Tacoma Daily Index‘s complete and comprehensive coverage of Dave Burns’s 1910 Northern Pacific dining car restoration project, click on the following links:

• Covered storage space needed for 1910 dining car restoration (Tacoma Daily Index, November 17, 2009)
• Space needed for 1910 dining car restoration (Tacoma Daily Index, November 14, 2009)
• In an old hilltop mansion, a strong voice for preservation (Tacoma Daily Index, April 14, 2009)
• Apply now for Washington Trust for Historic Preservation grants (Tacoma Daily Index, January 7, 2009)
• A Feast of Railroad History (Tacoma Daily Index, September 4, 2007)