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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French River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson March 18, 2023 Fur Trade History, HBC Transportation Systems 2 Comments
French River

I have always been told that the French River is one of the most beautiful rivers the voyageurs travelled on their way to the interior. It was part of the…

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More on the Ottawa River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson February 4, 2023 Fur Trade History, Hudson's Bay Company
More on the Ottawa River

In this post we continue our journey up the Grand, or Ottawa River, following in the footsteps of the voyageurs and gentlemen of the North West Company, and, after 1821,…

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The Grand River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson November 5, 2022 Fur Trade History, HBC Transportation Systems
The Grand River

The historic Ottawa River was often called le Grand River — the “Big River” — by the first voyageurs who travelled up and down its length. And it was a…

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Old Fort Simpson

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson August 6, 2022 Following A.C.Anderson around British Columbia, Fur Trade History
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
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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