That day remembered [a play in three acts], 1952

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That day remembered [a play in three acts], 1952

Script of play "based on Birnie's Retreat, an original sketch from the life and times of James Birnie and family, in the summer of the year 1846." Includes program for performance by the Cathlamet [Washington] Summer Players, directed by Julia Butler Hansen, in 1952.

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Birnie family

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Birnie, James.

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A native of Scotland, James Birnie (1800-1864) migrated to Canada in 1816. He was employed by the Northwest Company and sent to Spokane in the future Washington State, in 1818. After the Northwest Company's consolidation with the Hudson's Bay Company in 1821, Birnie held posts at Fort George (near present-day Astoria, Or.) and Fort Simpson in British Columbia. He returned to Fort George, where he headed the trading post there until 1845. In that year Birnie opened his own store in Cathlamet, Was...

Hansen, Julia Butler, 1907-1988

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Julia Butler Hansen (June 14, 1907 – May 3, 1988), was an author, playwright, and politician. served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1960 to 1974. She was the second woman elected to Congress from Washington. Born Julia Caroline Butler in Portland, Oregon, she attended public school in Washington before moving on to Oregon State College from 1924 to 1926; while working as a dietician and swimming instructor, she graduated from the University of Washington in 193...