NANCY MARGUERITE ANDERSON

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Men in the 1827 York Factory Express

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson December 7, 2019 Hudson's Bay Company, York Factory Express 1 Comment
Men in the 1827 York Factory Express

Edward Ermatinger took out the 1827 York Factory Express, and he kept a journal which has been published in Journal of the Royal Society of Canada, in 1912. The nice…

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The men in the 1826 York Factory Express

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson November 30, 2019 Hudson's Bay Company, York Factory Express No Comments
The men in the 1826 York Factory Express

Many of the men who travelled in the York Factory Express worked west of the Rocky Mountains for many years — some worked here for just a year or so.…

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Thomas Lowe and the York Factory Express

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson November 2, 2019 Hudson's Bay Company, York Factory Express
Thomas Lowe and the York Factory Express

Thomas Lowe worked for the Hudson’s Bay Company from 1842 to his retirement in 1849, and he kept journals of his experiences in the Columbia district the entire time he…

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Coldwater River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson October 5, 2019 "The Brigades", "The Pathfinder: A.C. Anderson's Journeys in the West."

The historic Coldwater River is one of the most beautiful rivers in British Columbia, and a long standing route to the Fraser River for both the First Nations of Nicola…

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Two Canoes to Kamloops

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson June 2, 2018 "Two Canoes", Fur Trade History
Two Canoes to Kamloops

In our twenty-seventh post in this series, I will bring Governor George Simpson and his party down the North Thompson River to the post at Kamloops — and beyond! So…

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