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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Thomas Lowe at Fort Vancouver

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson June 25, 2022 "Headquarters", Fur Trade History 4 Comments
Thomas Lowe at Fort Vancouver

On June 15, 1843, Thomas Lowe arrived at Fort Vancouver, at the mouth of the Columbia River, after having served both at the northwest coast post of Fort Durham, and…

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B.C. Studies Book Review

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson June 23, 2022 Writing 2 Comments

The academic magazine from the University of British Columbia has recently published their Book Review of The York Factory Express, and in many ways it is a very good review.…

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The new Fort Simpson

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson June 18, 2022 "Headquarters", Alexander Caulfield Anderson 4 Comments
The new Fort Simpson

On July 16, 1834, the HBC’s ship, Dryad, was moved a little closer to where the new Fort Simpson was to be built, and “Disembarked the passengers & baggage &…

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James Anderson on Chantrey Inlet

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson June 11, 2022 "Journeys", Fur Trade History No Comments
James Anderson on Chantrey Inlet

As we know, James Anderson, his clerk James Green Stewart, and their men, are making their way down the Great Fish River to the Arctic Ocean, in search of evidence…

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Canots-du-Maitre

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson June 4, 2022 Fur Trade History, HBC Transportation Systems 2 Comments
Canots-du-Maitre

This is part of the thread that takes us from Lachine to the Great Lakes, and I discovered two more books on the fur trade, and looked up what they…

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  • Thomas Lowe at Fort Vancouver June 25, 2022
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  • The new Fort Simpson June 18, 2022
  • James Anderson on Chantrey Inlet June 11, 2022
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