John McKenzie Simpson
Some time ago I wrote about George Stewart Simpson, son of the HBC Governor,George Simpson, and Margaret Taylor [who is traveling with Governor Simpson in my “Two Canoes” stream]. As…
Read moreJohn McIntosh, HBC
HBC trader Alexander Caulfield Anderson knew many of today’s historical figures, but not all of them were men to be proud of. One of those was clerk John McIntosh, who…
Read moreGeorge Stewart Simpson, son of Governor George Simpson
When my book was published in November 2011, I was also in the throes of writing a talk to be given in front of the Victoria Historical Society. In order…
Read moreAlexis Bellanger
This is a British Columbia story that many have heard — a story of multiple deaths and murders. The first murder (that of Bellanger) happened on the Fraser River just…
Read moreMichel Fallardeau
Michel Fallardeau is one of my favorite men in the history of the West side of the Rocky Mountains before 1858; and a man who suffered a mysterious death. It…
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