A daughter of Margaret 'Ma' Murray, Irene Edwards was born at Fort Fraser. As the former proprietor of stores and lodges at D'Arcy and Seton Portage (formerly known as Short Portage), Irene Edwards fashioned family stories, Aboriginal stories and personal memories into a history of the Bridge River-Lillooet region in Short Portage to Lillooet.

Books:

Short Portage to Lillooet; and Other Tales and Trails. The Author, 1977.
Short Portage to Lillooet. Mission: Coldspring Books, 1985.
Short Portage to Lillooet. Heritage House, 1989.

[BCBW 2003] "Local History"