The York Factory Express
My new portrait, or one of them, for my upcoming book, The York Factory Express, which will actually be coming out in October, and not in May as previously reported.…
Read moreWe are still Here: the Métis in the West
As many of you know, I am descended from Joseph Beaulieu, who crossed the Rocky Mountains in 1807 with David Thompson. My DNA test tells me that he is a…
Read moreFort Yukon
In 1847, HBC trader Alexander Hunter Murray built Fort Yukon on the Yukon River, just inside the boundaries of what was then Russian Territory, on the instructions of Chief Factor…
Read moreColdwater River
The historic Coldwater River is one of the most beautiful rivers in British Columbia, and a long standing route to the Fraser River for both the First Nations of Nicola…
Read moreJoachim Lafleur
Joachim Lafleur worked at Fort Okanogan in the 1840’s, when Alexander Caulfield Anderson was in charge of Fort Colvile. I just wrote a tweet that mentioned Lafleur, and that reminded…
Read moreMurder at Pillar Rock
James Birnie played a role in the punishment of the murderers of the HBC fisherman at Pillar Rock in August 1840. This is the story that I promised you a…
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