Simon McGillivray Jr.
On September 22, 1820, George Simpson noted that “Messrs. [Jonas] Oxley & [George Peter] Andries have arrived” at Fort Wedderburn, “also Messrs. [Aulay] McAulay & [Amable] Grignon; the latter Gentlemen…
Read moreFort Simpson Winter
The year is 1843: winter is approaching, and clerk Augustus Richard Peers has just arrived at Fort Simpson, on the Mackenzie River. Fort Simpson was the headquarters for all the…
Read moreFort Garry
You all know that in my last post I made a mistake when I identified the two Fort Garry’s incorrectly. I live on the West Coast of Canada and now…
Read moreSir George to Red River
In 1841, Sir George travelled into the Red River Colony from Lachine, making his way by the traditional canoe route up the Ottawa, the Mattawa, and the French, to…
Read moreOver Portage La Loche
In 1820, Governor locum tenans George Simpson and his Athabasca brigades arrived at Fort Superior, the HBC post on Lac Ile-a-la-Crosse, and departed it once more for the North. The…
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