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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Thomas Lowe’s Summer 1844

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson August 13, 2022 "Headquarters", Writing No Comments
Thomas Lowe’s Summer 1844

It is summer 1844, and Thomas Lowe, who has faithfully kept up his private journal until September 1843, has now picked up his journalling again. He is still at Fort…

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Old Fort Simpson

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson August 6, 2022 Following A.C.Anderson around British Columbia, Fur Trade History No Comments
Old Fort Simpson

The work of building the new Fort Simpson continued, with clerk James Birnie keeping the post journal and taking overall charge of building the new post on the northwest coast,…

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Anderson on Montreal Island

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson July 30, 2022 "Journeys", Fur Trade History No Comments
Anderson on Montreal Island

The year is 1855, and James Anderson and his party of men, which includes James Green Stewart, have paddled down the Back, or Great Fish River. On August 1 they…

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Ottawa River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson July 23, 2022 Fur Trade History, HBC Transportation Systems No Comments
Ottawa River

The rapids-filled Ottawa River led the North West Company voyageurs, and the later HBC Lachine Brigades, northward from the Lake of the Two Mountains to the mouth of the Mattawa…

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Paul Kane and the Brigades

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson July 16, 2022 "The Brigades", "York Factory Express" 4 Comments
Paul Kane and the Brigades

In 1848, the artist, Paul Kane, left Fort Vancouver with the New Caledonia Brigades, traveling with them as far as Fort Colvile. This is the first leg of his journey…

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  • Thomas Lowe’s Summer 1844 August 13, 2022
  • Old Fort Simpson August 6, 2022
  • Anderson on Montreal Island July 30, 2022
  • Ottawa River July 23, 2022
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