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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The New Caledonia brigades head up the Nechako River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson May 26, 2018 Brigade Trail Journals, The OId Brigade Trail
The New Caledonia brigades head up the Nechako River

So, in 1826 Chief Factor William Connolly and his brigades paddled by the temporarily closed Fort George [Prince George], heading upriver to Fort James. In 1831, Peter Warren Dease stopped…

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The New Caledonia Brigades travel north from Fort Alexandria

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson February 24, 2018 Brigade Trail Journals, The OId Brigade Trail
The New Caledonia Brigades travel north from Fort Alexandria

The New Caledonia brigades started their journey at Fort St. James, and so have to make their way north, from Fort Alexandria, to that place. They turn their horses loose…

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New Caledonia Brigades travel west from Horse Lake

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson September 30, 2017 Brigade Trail Journals, The OId Brigade Trail
New Caledonia Brigades travel west from Horse Lake

In the eighteenth blogpost in this series, we will follow the incoming New Caledonia brigades past Horse Lake. They will go up to Lac la Hache via Little Bridge Creek,…

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The New Caledonia Brigades climb the Mountain

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson August 19, 2017 Brigade Trail Journals, The OId Brigade Trail
The New Caledonia Brigades climb the Mountain

As we begin this blogpost, the incoming brigades are camped on the banks of the North Thompson River, presumably near modern day Little Fort — although I am not sure…

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New Caledonia Brigades Travel up the North River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson June 24, 2017 Brigade Trail Journals, The OId Brigade Trail
New Caledonia Brigades Travel up the North River

Today we will continue with our brigade journey north of Kamloops, up the North Thompson River toward the modern day town of Little Fort. Anderson rode over this trail when…

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