The Constable
In this post I am going to tell you about one of the first encounters the Constable and the ten members of the Victoria Voltiguers had with their supposed “enemy,”…
Read moreFort Victoria’s Frenchtown
The fact that Fort Victoria had a Frenchtown of sorts was a surprise to me — even more so when I realized that I had resided on this property. True,…
Read moreNancy Marguerite Anderson
I am Nancy Marguerite Anderson; an accidental historian writing the stories of the HBC men who worked west of the Rocky Mountains before 1858 — so many good stories! The…
Read moreTwo Stories
I have two stories to tell you. The first is the story of Patrick McKenzie, someone who did not become famous in the HBC’s fur trade: anything but, in fact.…
Read moreThomas Lowe, Winter 1846
Over the winter of 1845-46, Fort Vancouver went through a number of changes, and Thomas Lowe recorded them all. In this chapter of Thomas Lowe’s stories, we will begin with…
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