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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James Birnie Retires

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson June 20, 2020 Fur Trade History, James and Charlot Birnie of Cathlamet
James Birnie Retires

James Birnie was a big man; a broad-shouldered and deep-chested man who stood six feet tall, according to Irene Martin, who wrote the book Beach of Heaven. He spoke in…

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Saskatchewan River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson May 23, 2020 Fur Trade History, York Factory Express
Saskatchewan River

As the York Factory Express men rushed down the flooding Saskatchewan River in their boats and canoes, they passed historic posts almost without noticing them. On their way upriver, they…

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HBRS Volumes

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson March 22, 2020 Fur Trade History, Hudson's Bay Company
HBRS Volumes

I am on Twitter, and all over this app we see people helping people with research. It is a generous community, if you are following the right people — and…

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Revillon Frères

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson February 22, 2020 Fur Trade History, York Factory Express
Revillon Frères

Many of the images I used in my book, The York Factory Express, came from the Revillon Frères Collection at Glenbow Archives. So who were the Revillon Frères? Revillon Frères…

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Finan McDonald’s letters

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson July 6, 2019 Fur Trade History, North West Company
Finan McDonald’s letters

I am browsing through some of my old records, and I stumbled on some research which will be of interest to many besides me. This research was done many years…

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