Stewart’s Journal 6
I ended the last section of James Green Stewart’s journal at Sussex Lake, on the return journey of the Arctic Expedition to the Sea in search of Sir John Franklin’s…
Read moreFort Norman Stories
“Fort Norman, though not classed among the head posts of the district, is nevertheless a good fur trading post,” Augustus Peers wrote, “and in good years may vie with many…
Read moreStewart’s Journal 5
In 1855, James Green Stewart is travelling South from Chantrey Inlet with James Anderson, after an eight day visit on the shores of the Arctic Sea. They are hoping…
Read morePeers at Fort Norman
Richard Augustus Peers has spent his winter of 1843-44 at Fort Simpson, on the Mackenzie River, but now it is time for him to leave. “It had been determined that…
Read moreStewart’s Journal 4
It is time to pick up James Green Stewart’s Journal, and to continue learning about his journey North to the Arctic Sea with James Anderson, Chief Trader in charge of…
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