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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Paul Kane goes Home

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson April 29, 2023 "York Factory Express", HBC Transportation Systems
Paul Kane goes Home

So, in a continuation of this series, in Fall 1847, the artist Paul Kane has crossed the Rocky Mountains and made his way to the little post of Jasper’s House,…

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Journey to the Fraser River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson March 24, 2023 "The Brigades", "York Factory Express"
Journey to the Fraser River

In late 1824, a group of HBC men under Chief Factor James McMillan made a boat journey from Fort George [Astoria] to the Fraser River, to find a location for…

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Paul Kane’s Rocky Mountains

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson February 11, 2023 "York Factory Express", Deaths and Murders, HBC Transportation Systems
Paul Kane’s Rocky Mountains

In late 1847, the artist, Paul Kane begins his hike across the Rocky Mountains from Boat Encampment to Edmonton House. This is not the time of year I would enjoy…

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Henry James Warre

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson January 7, 2023 "Headquarters", "York Factory Express"
Henry James Warre

Captain Henry James Warre (1819-1898) was a British officer who, with a Royal Engineer Lieutenant named Mervin Vavasour, visited Forts Vancouver and Victoria in 1845 and 1846. As we know…

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William Brown, and other stories

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson December 10, 2022 "The Brigades", "York Factory Express"
William Brown, and other stories

William Brown was a spear-thrower in my book, The York Factory Express. You will find him mentioned in my book on page 17, when in his Fort St. James journal,…

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