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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Home from Fraser’s River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson April 22, 2023 Fur Trade History, Hudson's Bay Company
Home from Fraser’s River

For the men of the 1824 Expedition, making their way home from Fraser’s River was a far easier journey than making their way to the river, via the clogged Nicomekl…

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Exploring Fraser’s River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson April 15, 2023 Fur Trade History, Hudson's Bay Company
Exploring Fraser’s River

James McMillan, John Work, and Francis Annance, and all the other men in this 1824 expedition, have reached the banks of Fraser’s River. The date on which they arrived was…

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Nicomekl River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson April 8, 2023 Fur Trade History, Hudson's Bay Company
Nicomekl River

In 1824, the HBC men from Fort George [Astoria] have made their way up Puget Sound, on their way to the mouth of the Fraser River. But instead of paddling…

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Puget Sound

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson April 1, 2023 Fur Trade History, Hudson's Bay Company
Puget Sound

In late 1824, a group of HBC men made a boat journey from Fort George [Astoria] to the Fraser River, via the Nicomekl River, a stream that seems to run…

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Journey to the Fraser River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson March 24, 2023 "The Brigades", "York Factory Express"
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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