By CLAYTON PARK

History House, a neighborhood history museum located in Fremont, will celebrate the third anniversary of its grand opening on Tuesday, Sept. 25, from 5-7 p.m.

The event will also honor the coordinators of the city's 13 neighborhood service centers, a.k.a. "Little City Halls": Rob Mattson (Ballard), Jose Cervantes (Capitol Hill), Ted Divina (Central), Ron Angeles (Delridge), Gary Johnson (Downtown), Glenn Harris (Greater Duwamish), Steve Louie (Fremont), Beth Pflug (Greenwood), Yolanda Martinez (Lake City), Ed Pottharst (Queen Anne/Magnolia), Pamela Green (Southeast), Karen Ko (University) and Stan Lock (West Seattle). Also receiving an award will be Carla Main, a former Fremont Neighborhood Service Center coordinator who now works with the City's light rail project.

Jim Diers, director of the City's Department of Neighborhoods, and City Councilman Richard Conlin are scheduled to speak at the History House event.

John Nordstrand, History House's operations director, explains that each year, History House as part of its anniversary festivities, likes to acknowledge individuals from who make a positive difference in their respective neighborhoods.

"The NSC coordinators direct the 'Little City Hall' offices located in various Seattle neighborhoods," he notes. "They act as a liaison between the City of Seattle and the neighborhood district for which they are responsible."

That fits well with History House's own mission of celebrating the histories of Seattle's diverse neighborhoods.

Nordstrand hopes the event will attract visitors from other parts of the city who perhaps have never been to History House. "We're trying to be a presentation house for all the neighborhoods in the city, not just Fremont," he said.

History House's current exhibits include Ballard, Fremont, Queen Anne, Ross, Georgetown, Fauntleroy, the Government Locks and the Woodland Park Zoo.

The anniversary celebration is open to the public. A donation of $10 is requested to help support History House, which is a non-profit organization. Donors will be entered into a drawing for a door prize.

(Note: John's brother, Paul Nordstrand, serves as executive director of History House. The museum's other staff include John's wife, Nancy, who helps with bookkeeping and displays, and Paul's daughter, Molly, who fills in when the museum needs extra help. She will be a senior at Shorewood High School this fall. John and Paul's mother, Dorothea Nordstrand, a longtime Green Lake area resident, has also recently gotten involved as a new member of the museum's board of directors.)

Tuesday, Sept. 25, 5-7 p.m. History House is located at 790 N. 34th St., under the Aurora Bridge. For more information, call 675-8875.