Landmarks on the Upper Hayes
This is a continuation of a blog post that I published on September 22nd, and it tells the stories of the portages and other landmarks above Swampy Lake, that were…
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As you know I have been taking a holiday, spending time in the Archives and also in editing my third book. You can order my books, The HBC Brigades, and…
Read moreJason Allard’s Stories of his Father
Jason Ovide Allard grew up in the HBC, at Forts Langley and Yale. His father was a Canadien named Ovid Allard, who had several Indigenous wives. Jason’s mother was an…
Read moreFort Shepherd Stories
Well, now that I have entered the Similkameen and Kettle River areas again, it is time to relax a little and tell some stories that are just-plain-fun! So, lets look…
Read morePeter Warren Dease travels north from Fort Alexandria
So it is now time for me to bring Peter Warren Dease north from Fort Alexandria to Fort George [Prince George]. Dease’s journals are usually quite brief: but I would…
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