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!

Fort Colvile Mill

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson March 7, 2020 "The Brigades", Hudson's Bay Company

My great-grandfather Alexander Caulfield Anderson built one of the many Fort Colvile mills that existed at that fort over the years between 1829 and 1851. However, I really have little…

Parks Canada History

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson January 18, 2020 "The Brigades", York Factory Express

As we Canadians know, many of our historic sites are run by Parks Canada — for example, Jasper Park, York Factory, Fort St. James, and Fort Langley. Before Parks Canada…

Fire Bag

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson January 4, 2020 "Journeys", "The Brigades", York Factory Express

The fire bag was an important piece of equipment to the Canadien voyageur, and to anyone else who travelled in the wilderness. Why? you might ask. Here is the answer,…

Cheese

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson November 23, 2019 "The Brigades", Hudson's Bay Company

Yes. Cheese. An odd subject, perhaps, for a fur trade blogpost, but I have found cheese mentioned at times in the list of provisions the HBC men carried across the…

Joachim Lafleur

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson September 28, 2019 "The Brigades", York Factory Express

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…

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