Pierre Hudon comes to New France
So how and when did Pierre Hudon-dit-Beaulieu come to New France? Why is easy to understand why: his father was dead of disease and his mother apparently safe. There was…
Read moreA Baker in old France
This is a continuation of the story of the Hudon dit Beaulieu family in France and Quebec. It is generally believed that Pierre Hudon dit Beaulieu arrived in Quebec as…
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As we already know, Dr. John Birkbeck Nevins went up the York Factory River (the lower Hayes) with a gentleman who was heading to his Saskatchewan River post. Here is…
Read morePemmican
Pemmican was not eaten west of the Rocky Mountains, and it was not part of our experience. As a matter of fact, when the men of the York Factory Express,…
Read moreJohn Greig
John Greig worked for the Hudson’s Bay Company for five years, but after his retirement he told stories of his journey across the continent with the incoming York Factory Express,…
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