Nicolum River & Hope Slide
My sister said to me, “I want to go driving. Where shall we go?” Our mother had died and left us a little money; both of us needed to get…
Read moreHBC Transportation Systems: the London Ships
Transportation of goods and furs was an important issue for the employees of the HBC, and their transportation systems West of the Rocky Mountains differed from those in the East.…
Read moreAnderson’s 1847 expedition from Kamloops to Fort Langley & return
In 1847, Alexander Caulfield Anderson set out on his second set of expeditions between the fort at Kamloops, and Fort Langley on the lower Fraser River. He began his journal…
Read moreTell Your Story
Sometimes when I begin to write a speech, I find it runs away from me and takes on a life of its own. This was one of those talks that…
Read moreMontrose McGillivray
There are many fabulous people who worked in the fur trade, and Montrose McGillivray was one of them. When I write my book on Deaths and Murders, McGillivray will feature…
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