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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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…
Read moreThe Anderson-Seton family, part one
Fur trader Alexander Caulfield Anderson was a member of the Anderson-Seton family — that is, a descendant of tenant farmer Dr. James Anderson, LLD (1739-1808), and his noble wife,…
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