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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Devil’s Club

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson May 19, 2018 "York Factory Express", Native plants & foods
Devil’s Club

You may wonder why I am beginning a post with this subject “devil’s club.” Wonder no longer. Devil’s club (or devils club) is a poisonous plant that grows everywhere in…

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Grand Camas

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson May 13, 2017 Native plants & foods
Grand Camas

As you can see from my camas posts, I am more than a little fond of the flower. It blooms every year in May, and many people know nothing of…

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Native potatoes

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson January 14, 2017 Fur Trade History, Native plants & foods
Native potatoes

  A new “Indian Potato” story has piqued my interest. I wrote about Native potatoes a few years ago on my old blog. After reading my post about the Potatoes…

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Indian Corn

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson August 13, 2016 Fur Trade History, Native plants & foods
Indian Corn

It is late summer, and the season for corn. Hence, it is time to speak of corn in the HBC (and NWC) trade west of the Rocky Mountains. This post…

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Trees and Plants, from the York Factory Express Journals

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson May 29, 2016 "York Factory Express", Native plants & foods

The Gentlemen who kept the York Factory Express journals sometimes noted the landscape they passed through, and mentioned the plants that they saw on their way. Today I tweeted a…

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