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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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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George Barnston

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson May 18, 2019 Hudson's Bay Company, York Factory Express
George Barnston

My tweets a little while ago were this: We commenced our Journey across the Portage at 10 a.m., our Party consisting of Messrs James McMillan, James Birnie, George Barnston, Sinclair,…

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Robert Campbell’s “London Ships” Story

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson February 23, 2019 HBC Transportation Systems, London Ship
Robert Campbell’s “London Ships” Story

My father was a sheep-farmer in Perthshire, Scotland. I was born on the 21st February 1808, and received my education partly in my native Glen, and partly at Perth. My…

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