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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Accident to the Beaver

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson February 1, 2025 "Headquarters", "Journeys"
Accident to the Beaver

In 1850, the Chilkat First Nations, who lived in Lynn Canal, did not cross Chilkat Pass into the Yukon River on their annual trading expedition with the Northern Tutchone [Selkirk…

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Peter Warren Dease in New Caledonia

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson May 19, 2024 "Journeys", "The HBC Brigades"

Peter Warren Dease was assigned the charge of the New Caledonia district in 1831, taking over the charge of the district from Chief Factor William Connolly, who had been at…

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Anderson and the River of Rapids

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson November 18, 2023 "Journeys", Hudson's Bay Company
Anderson and the River of Rapids

James Anderson is continuing his way up the Back River, having spent the night just north of Baillie’s River. Now it is time to ascend the long rapid — the…

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Anderson’s journey continues

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson October 14, 2023 "Journeys", Hudson's Bay Company
Anderson’s journey continues

Anderson’s journey continues: James Anderson and his party have reached “Beechey Lake,” and are encamped above the five sets of rapids that had led them to into that Lake —…

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Polar Bears

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson September 9, 2023 "Journeys", "York Factory Express"
Polar Bears

Yes, Dave-In-Eden, I CAN tell you some polar bear stories! And these stories are even from York Factory, or the original once-living bear in the story came from there. Augustus…

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