The Orkney Islands
“It is the lot and duty of every man to seek a profession,” Augustus Richard Peers wrote from Peel’s River House [later Fort McPherson] in the early 1850’s. “Some there…
Read moreWho 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 moreYork Factory Express: Edmonton House to Carlton House
This post tells the story of a journey from Edmonton House to Carlton House, on the North Saskatchewan River. It is part of my York Factory Express series. You can…
Read moreFort Assiniboine to Edmonton House via York Factory Express
I ended my last York Factory Express journal with John Charles’ journey from Jasper’s House to Fort Assiniboine, on the Athabasca River, in 1849. He had a long and difficult…
Read moreFort Nisqually Stories
A year or two ago I was invited to speak to the Anderson Island Historical Society — Anderson is the name of the island off the old location of Fort…
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