We preserve and share the legacy of Julia Butler Hansen, a pioneering woman in politics, transportation and the arts.
We are registered in Washington State and we are a 501(c)3 with the IRS. Our EIN is 33-3514811
2026 Apple Pie and Ice Cream Social
Saturday October 3, 12:30 to 3:00pm
Tickets are $15 available at the Jabber Shack in Cathlamet
or online here: Ticket Link
Any pies left over will be auctioned starting about 2:30 with up to $500 of the proceeds to support our neighbors whose homes were destroyed in the Cathlamet apartment fire in late August.
The Julia Butler Hansen House is nearing completion of its upgrades as funded by a Washingotn State Legislative grant. The HVAC has been upgraded to all new equipment including humidity control for inside the house to protect the many paintings and documents. The foundation and security systems have been upagraded. The re-roofing has been completed. Thanks much to Carlsons from Longview, ComputerLinkNW of Cathlamet, and Townsends and Sons of Cathlamet. And especialy to Joel McEntire for his office's support to get the grant.
This is the first draft of the final report prepared by the UW Built Environment team that visited us this past spring. Please send any comments to admin@fjbh.org and they will be passed along to the team.
This is much easier to read if you click on the little "popout" button on the document. You don't have to downlaod it.
We are curenlty accepting membeships at several levels. Visit our Membershpi Page for details.
Friends of Julia Butler Hansen AUCTION - Thank you !!
May 9 update:
Thanks everyone for attending Saturday. We were able to find new homes for 37 of our 40 items. items that were not sold are still available, email us at yp@fjbh.org if you are interested. Here is the complete list of ITEMS
The three that did not sell are: #7, #8 and # 17.
The auction was an all-hands-on-deck event. Now we can focus on completing this website, and our construction projects: The HVAC is done - Thank you Carlsons. The Security is done - Thank you Computer Link NW. The foundation work is done - Thank you Townsends. The roof work is in progress.
Ice Cream and Apple Pie Social September 2025 - Thank you !!
David supervising the pies
Jeff and Joel sharing stories
Irene sharing some history
The gathering outside