NANCY MARGUERITE ANDERSON

An Accidental Historian, writing about the people who worked in the Territory West of the Rocky Mountains before 1858 — so many good stories!

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John Charles

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson February 15, 2020 Deaths and Murders, York Factory Express
John Charles

John Charles led out the York Factory Express to Hudson Bay in 1849. He did not make it home again, but was shot and killed at Campement d’Orignal, or Moose…

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Pierre Pambrun Jr.

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson October 27, 2018 Deaths and Murders, Metis in the West
Pierre Pambrun Jr.

There is more to Pierre Pambrun’s story, it seems — I am referring to the story told in my last post found here: http://nancymargueriteanderson.com/cannibalism-again/ There is, of course, always more!…

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Fort Selkirk Post Journals

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson August 18, 2018 "Journeys", Deaths and Murders
Fort Selkirk Post Journals

It amazes me what I can find when I am looking for something else! What also amazes me is the amount of information that is freely available on the internet.…

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Cannibalism, again!

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson July 28, 2018 Anderson-Seton Family, Deaths and Murders
Cannibalism, again!

I seem to be writing a lot about cannibalism, and will do more — especially as this book I am working on now has just a little bit to do…

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An addition to the Cannibalism post

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson March 17, 2018 Deaths and Murders, Fur Trade History
An addition to the Cannibalism post

This will be a shorter-than-my-normal post, and it is part of the Cannibalism post of a few weeks ago. But this story is interesting: it is Paul Kane’s story of…

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