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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Tell Your Story

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson November 2, 2013 A Literary A. C. Anderson, Alexander Caulfield Anderson
Tell Your Story

Sometimes when I begin to write a speech, I find it runs away from me and takes on a life of its own. This was one of those talks that…

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Montrose McGillivray

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson October 30, 2013 "York Factory Express", Metis in the West
Montrose McGillivray

There are many fabulous people who worked in the fur trade, and Montrose McGillivray was one of them. When I write my book on Deaths and Murders, McGillivray will feature…

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Captain James Scarborough’s Gold

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson October 26, 2013 Deaths and Murders, Hudson's Bay Company
Captain James Scarborough’s Gold

This is a story especially for Washington State residents, because many of you have heard the story of Captain James Scarborough’s Gold. Alexander Caulfield Anderson played a part in this story…

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The H.B.Co. brigade trails in British Columbia

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson October 13, 2013 "The HBC Brigades", Brigade Trails
The H.B.Co. brigade trails in British Columbia

Local historians are becoming very interested in the many brigade trails that wind their way through the British Columbia countryside, and groups are now working to preserve and develop the…

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Anderson’s 1846 expedition, Kamloops to Fort Langley

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson September 28, 2013 "The HBC Brigades", Hudson's Bay Company
Anderson’s 1846 expedition, Kamloops to Fort Langley

A paragraph or two from The Pathfinder: A.C. Anderson’s Journeys in the West, will introduce you to the reason why Alexander Caulfield Anderson made his four expeditions between Kamloops and…

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