NANCY MARGUERITE ANDERSON

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More on the York Factory River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson April 11, 2020 Metis in the West, York Factory Express
More on the York Factory River

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…

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A Winter Encampment

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson February 15, 2019 HBC Transportation Systems, Hudson's Bay Company
A Winter Encampment

So let’s continue this young clerk’s journey by dogsled, from the banks of the Pennygataway River where we have left him. He begins his story again, with instructions on how…

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John Work’s Journey to the Columbia District, 1823

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson July 25, 2015 "Two Canoes", York Factory Express
John Work’s Journey to the Columbia District, 1823

July 1823, Friday 18. Having received orders to that effect I embarked with Mr. [Peter Skene] Ogden for the Columbia with two light canoes, four men in each. Mr. Lewis…

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The Historic Hayes River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson July 4, 2015 Hudson's Bay Company, York Factory Express
The Historic Hayes River

In 1826, Lieutenant Aemilius Simpson described his departure from York Factory: “We Embarked from York Factory at 3pm and commenced our journey across the Continent of North America. Our brigade…

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Norway House to Hudson Bay via York Factory Express

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson May 9, 2015 Hudson's Bay Company, York Factory Express
Norway House to Hudson Bay via York Factory Express

The river route from Norway House to York Factory was packed with historical landmarks and points of interest, but most fur traders did not bother to keep records of their…

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