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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The York Factory Express

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson March 16, 2019 "York Factory Express", Hudson's Bay Company
The York Factory Express

My new portrait, or one of them, for my newly-published book, The York Factory Express. You can now pre-order the book through the publisher’s website, at http://www.ronsdalepress.com/york-factory-express-the/ The cover design…

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Journey to the Fraser River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson March 24, 2023 "The Brigades", "York Factory Express" 15 Comments
Journey to the Fraser River

In late 1824, a group of HBC men under Chief Factor James McMillan made a boat journey from Fort George [Astoria] to the Fraser River, to find a location for…

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French River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson March 18, 2023 Fur Trade History, HBC Transportation Systems 2 Comments
French River

I have always been told that the French River is one of the most beautiful rivers the voyageurs travelled on their way to the interior. It was part of the…

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Anderson at Lake Garry

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson March 11, 2023 "Journeys", Anderson-Seton Family 2 Comments

So let us continue James Anderson’s journey home from Montreal Island and Adelaide Peninsula, on the edge of the Arctic Ocean. On their journey south from the sea, they are…

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The HBC ship Cadboro

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson March 4, 2023 "Headquarters", Fort Victoria stories 4 Comments
The HBC ship Cadboro

It is November 1844, and we are continuing Thomas Lowe’s stories of the happenings at Fort Vancouver, the HBC headquarters near the mouth of the Columbia River — one hundred…

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Fort Victoria’s Missing Years

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson February 25, 2023 "Headquarters", Fort Victoria stories No Comments
Fort Victoria’s Missing Years

  There are a few missing years in Fort Victoria’s early history: mainly between Summer 1844, when the Fort Victoria well was discovered, and 1846, when the Fort Victoria journals…

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Recent Posts

  • Journey to the Fraser River March 24, 2023
  • French River March 18, 2023
  • Anderson at Lake Garry March 11, 2023
  • The HBC ship Cadboro March 4, 2023
  • Fort Victoria’s Missing Years February 25, 2023
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