Nancy Marguerite Anderson
I am Nancy Marguerite Anderson; an accidental historian writing the stories of the HBC men who worked west of the Rocky Mountains before 1858 — so many good stories! The…
Read moreStewart’s Journal 6
I ended the last section of James Green Stewart’s journal at Sussex Lake, on the return journey of the Arctic Expedition to the Sea in search of Sir John Franklin’s…
Read moreSimpson at Fort Langley
Late in the evening of October 10, 1828, Governor George Simpson arrived at Fort Langley, accompanied by Chief Trader Archibald McDonald, who was to take over the charge of…
Read moreFort Norman Stories
“Fort Norman, though not classed among the head posts of the district, is nevertheless a good fur trading post,” Augustus Peers wrote, “and in good years may vie with many…
Read moreThe Canadians
In 1820-21, George Simpson (not yet Governor Simpson) spends his first winter in the HBC at Fort Wedderburn, on an island in Athabasca Lake. But this story begins even before…
Read moreStewart’s Journal 5
In 1855, James Green Stewart is travelling South from Chantrey Inlet with James Anderson, after an eight day visit on the shores of the Arctic Sea. They are hoping…
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