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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Sioux Island Rapid

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson November 17, 2019 Hudson's Bay Company, York Factory Express 3 Comments
Sioux Island Rapid

Even if we do not figure out the answer, it’s a lovely little painting that we can all enjoy. It preserves a little bit of Washington history that has flooded…

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The Similkameen Valley section of the Brigade Trail

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson June 9, 2018 Brigade Trails, Following A.C.Anderson around British Columbia

In 1849, Royal Engineer Lieutenant Henry Spencer Palmer rode over the brigade trail to Fort Colvile at the side of Angus McDonald, who was then in charge of that Columbia…

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Packing in British Columbia

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson July 29, 2017 "The Brigades", Brigade Trails
Packing in British Columbia

I am going to tell you a story. In 1859, when Royal Engineer Lieutenant Spencer Palmer rode across the Tulameen Plateau to Campement des Femmes with Angus McDonald of Fort…

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The Louchameen [Zouchameen] Road

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson July 22, 2017 "The Brigades", Brigade Trails
The Louchameen [Zouchameen] Road

In late 1858, Lieutenant Henry Spencer Palmer of the Royal Engineers arrived at Fort Victoria with the second batch of soldiers. By late summer of 1859, he was assigned to…

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The Good Neighbour

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson February 1, 2014 Alexander Caulfield Anderson
The Good Neighbour

This is the talk I gave in front of a small group of people who came to the Heritage Week event at Saanich Centennial Library, in Victoria, February 20th 2013.…

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