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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Nancy Marguerite Anderson

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson April 6, 2025 "Journeys", "The Brigades", "York Factory Express"
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…

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Simpson at Fort Vancouver

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson July 19, 2025 "Headquarters", Fur Trade History No Comments
Simpson at Fort Vancouver

So we are going to talk about Governor Simpson at Fort Vancouver, and I will attempt to discover what he did there in the week that he stayed at the…

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To Fort Vancouver

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson July 12, 2025 "Headquarters", Fur Trade History No Comments
To Fort Vancouver

In 1841, Governor Simpson made his way overland, from Red River to the Columbia River headquarters of Fort Vancouver, arriving at that place on August 25. We are beginning this…

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To Fort Colvile

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson July 5, 2025 "Headquarters", Fur Trade History No Comments
To Fort Colvile

So, in this post we continue following Governor George Simpson, as he makes his way west through the Rocky Mountains to Fort Colvile in 1841. Again, we are relying on…

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Through the Mountains

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson June 28, 2025 "Headquarters", Fur Trade History No Comments
Through the Mountains

In 1841, Governor Simpson travelled west from Fort Garry, on Red River, to the Columbia district. Here’s a continuation of our History Mystery, which began with this post: https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/rough-notes/ and…

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To the Mountains

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson June 21, 2025 "Headquarters", Explorations 2 Comments
To the Mountains

In an earlier blogpost in this series, Governor George Simpson and John Rowand reached Edmonton House, on the North Saskatchewan River. In this post, we should make it to the…

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