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!

John Greig

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson January 25, 2020 "York Factory Express", Metis in the West

John Greig worked for the Hudson’s Bay Company for five years, but after his retirement he told stories of his journey across the continent with the incoming York Factory Express,…

Spring Thaw

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson January 11, 2020 "Journeys", "York Factory Express"

As you can guess, it is very difficult to travel via dog sled when the ice on the lakes is melting in springtime. Even the shallow Echimamish River, that crossed…

The Voyageur’s Fire-Bag

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson January 4, 2020 "Journeys", "The HBC Brigades", "York Factory Express"

The fire-bag was an important piece of equipment to the Canadien voyageur, and to anyone else who travelled in the wilderness. Why? you might ask. Here is the answer, written…

Descending the Hayes River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson December 22, 2019 "Journeys", "York Factory Express"

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Men in the 1827 York Factory Express

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson December 7, 2019 "York Factory Express", Hudson's Bay Company

Edward Ermatinger took out the 1827 York Factory Express, and he kept a journal which has been published in Journal of the Royal Society of Canada, in 1912. The nice…