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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Dr. John Sebastian Helmcken

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson May 10, 2025 "Headquarters", Fort Victoria stories
Dr. John Sebastian Helmcken

So lets talk about old Fort Victoria through the eyes of Dr. John Sebastian Helmcken, who arrived at this post in the HBC ship Norman Morison in March, 1850. The…

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William John Macdonald

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson May 3, 2025 "Headquarters", Fort Victoria stories
William John Macdonald

William John Macdonald worked at Fort Victoria in the early 1850s. He was also a member of the Victoria Voltigeurs — but when? This is what I am trying to…

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Little Stories

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson April 26, 2025 "Headquarters", Fort Victoria stories
Little Stories

I keep running across little stories that I had questions about, but no answers. One of the little stories was the theft of money at the Sandwich Islands in 1850.…

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The Constable

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson April 19, 2025 "Headquarters", Fort Victoria stories
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,”…

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Fort Victoria’s Frenchtown

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson April 12, 2025 "Headquarters", Fort Victoria stories
Fort 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,…

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