Frog Portage
Frog Portage was a historic portage from the early days of the French fur trade. On this occasion, however, we are talking about Governor George Simpson’s intention to find his…
Read moreThe Nelson River
The mighty Nelson River flowed east from Playgreen Lake, where Norway House stood, making its way down the steep and rocky east side of the Canadian Shield to Hudson Bay…
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As we already know, Dr. John Birkbeck Nevins travelled up the York Factory River (the lower Hayes) with a gentleman who was heading to his Saskatchewan River post. Here is…
Read moreSimpson’s rough notes
You will remember that last week I wrote a post about a mysterious file I found in the BC Archives, that was titled “rough notes.” Here it is: https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/rough-notes/ At…
Read moreRough Notes
I found a file in the British Columbia Archives, labeled “Rough Notes of Journeys in the Northwest,” ca. 1850, Mss-3622. You can see where this story started: https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/tiny-stories/ The…
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