NANCY MARGUERITE ANDERSON

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Thomas Lowe at Sea

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson October 10, 2020 Hudson's Bay Company, London Ship
Thomas Lowe at Sea

Thomas Lowe joined the fur trade of the Hudson’s Bay Company from Scotland in 1841, and set off on his journey to Fort Vancouver, near the mouth of the Columbia…

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John Greig

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson January 25, 2020 Metis in the West, York Factory Express
John Greig

John Greig worked for the Hudson’s Bay Company for five years, but after his retirement he told stories of his journey across the continent with the incoming York Factory Express,…

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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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