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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David Douglas’s Rockies

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson February 19, 2022 "York Factory Express", HBC Transportation Systems
David Douglas’s Rockies

In 1827, botanist David Douglas travelled out of the Columbia District with Edward Ermatinger’s outgoing York Factory Express. In this section of his journal we will be reading a description…

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Book Launch

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson February 14, 2022 "York Factory Express", Writing
Book Launch

Here is my Book Launch video. Please enjoy — I certainly enjoyed making the video, with a lot of help from a friend.  http://vimeo.com/677294551 You Tube link for same video…

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Buried Alive

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson January 29, 2022 "York Factory Express", A.C. Anderson’s Writing
Buried Alive

Alexander Caulfield Anderson came into Fort Vancouver with the incoming Columbia Express of 1832. As he and his incoming Express party reached Fort Nez Percés, they had an interesting, but…

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David Douglas and his YFE journey

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson January 8, 2022 "York Factory Express", HBC Transportation Systems
David Douglas and his YFE journey

The botanist named David Douglas journeyed out of the Columbia District in Edward Ermatinger’s 1827 outgoing York Factory Express. He left behind him an interesting journal. Here goes: On the…

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The Barlow Road

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson December 25, 2021 "York Factory Express", Explorations
The Barlow Road

THIS POST IS UPDATED with more information of interest to Washington State historians — see below. The Barlow Road was a historic wagon road built in 1846 by some American…

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