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Podcast: Stories From Another Day
Episode: Preserving the Past and Ensuring the Future: The Birnie Sisters
Description: In this episode we invite you to step back in time and discover the remarkable story of two sisters whose lives left a lasting mark on their community and beyond. Elizabeth “Annie” Birnie, a beloved Collingwood teacher and accomplished artist, and Amelia “Jessie” Birnie, a medical doctor and pioneer in infant health. Each followed a different path, and both left a powerful, lasting mark on the world around them.Research:The Saturday News. September 3, 1910.Collingwood Bulletin, July 28, 1921.“These Mural Paintings are from the brush of Elizabeth Annie Birnie” informationa...