Learn about the life and legacy of Cathlamet resident and Washington state representative Julia Butler Hansen with Legacy Washington’s chief historian, John C. Hughes. Also learn about the local fight to preserve Julia’s home, the oldest home in Cathlamet and in Wahkiakum county. It was just added to the national registry of historic places in October 2024.

John C. Hughes has written the first major biography of Julia Butler Hansen, the legendary congresswoman from Cathlamet.

It has been published by Legacy Washington, the oral history program of the Office of the Secretary of State. The name of his book is: “Julia Butler Hansen, A trailblazing Washington Politician,” Julia Butler Hansen posed next to the historic Cathlamet sign outside the Wahkiakum County Courthouse in 1960.

Hansen Family Collection

Admission $10 per person

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