Who is Edward Ermatinger?
I write about a lot of people, all of them fur traders. Sometimes I don’t know what their character is, but generally I find something to enjoy about every one…
Read moreFort Alexandria to Drowned Horse Lake
In this post, part of a series beginning here: https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/brigade-one/ I am continuing to tell the story of two outgoing brigades on their journey from Fort St. James to Fort…
Read moreMichel Fallardeau
Michel Fallardeau is one of my favorite men in the history of the West side of the Rocky Mountains before 1858; and a man who suffered a mysterious death. It…
Read moreYork Factory Express, Carlton, Cumberland and Norway Houses
In this post, the York Factory Express men are on their way to Norway House, their next destination. In 1847, Fort Vancouver’s clerk Thomas Lowe began his journey from Carlton…
Read moreFabulous Sam Black
I know I have used the word “fabulous” before when I describe a fur trader. But some are fabulously interesting, and Chief Trader Sam Black is certainly a member of…
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