1870Government
== History ==
In 1870, Phoebe Judson and her husband, Holden, founded Lynden on the lands of the indigenous Nooksack people, who referred to the area as Squahalish.
1875Architecture
The first road connecting to Whatcom (now Bellingham) was completed in 1875 and railroads reached Lynden a decade later.
1891Civil Rights
Lynden was officially incorporated as a city on March 16, 1891.
1893History
Judson named the settlement's post office in 1893 after the riverside town in Hohenlinden, a poem by Thomas Campbell.
1905History
It was the successor to the defunct Lynden Sun-Pilot, which formed in 1905.
1908History
== Media ==
The Lynden Tribune is a weekly newspaper published in Lynden since 1908.
1909Government
The fair was founded in 1909.
1914History
The Lewis family has owned and operated the paper since 1914.
1976Government
== Arts and culture ==
The Lynden Heritage Museum was established in 1976 by George Young and has over 20,000 items and rotating exhibits.
1986History
border from Lynden, signed agreements with Lynden in 1986 ahead of Expo 86 in Vancouver.
1987Government
=== Performing arts and music ===
The Claire Theatre in downtown Lynden was established in 1987 and hosts multiple community theater performances each year.
1995History
Lynden retained its Dutch churches—numbering 28 by 1995—and many businesses voluntarily closed their stores on Sundays.
2000History
=== 2000 census ===
As of the 2000 census, there were 9,020 people, 3,426 households, and 2,500 families residing in the city.
2005Architecture
In 2005, a drug smuggling tunnel was discovered in Lynden, built by a band of Canadian smugglers in the basement of a residence 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Lynden along the Canada...
2008Culture
In recent years, businesses have started to open on Sundays, as in other communities; a law of 41 years prohibiting Sunday alcohol sales was repealed on October 20, 2008, due to...
2009Culture
The Lynden Music Festival has hosted musical performances at events throughout the year since 2009.
2010History
By 2010, the city's population had grown to nearly 12,000 and 30 percent of Lynden residents claimed Dutch ancestry.
2016Government
major political party came to Lynden during a general election year was in May 2016, when Donald Trump visited the city.
2017History
A statue of Judson at the intersection of Front and 6th Street was dedicated in 2017.
2023Culture
It was originally known as the Lynden Pioneer Museum until the museum was renamed in 2023 to reflect its mission to cover more than just the "pioneer era" of the city's history.
2024History
In 2024 it was updated to 16,551.
2025History
The family business ran its own printing press until it was shuttered in 2025.