The Missionaries
The HBC men had been settled at Fort Vancouver, on the banks of the Columbia River, for decades before the first of the Missionaries came west to establish permanent settlements…
Read moreIs it a Brigade Trail?
There are a number of old horse trails around the province of British Columbia — but are they all brigade trails? I don’t know if I can answer this…
Read moreFort Assiniboine
Fort Assiniboine was one of many posts along the Athabasca River west of the mouth of the Clearwater River, although most posts on the river were located in the Jasper…
Read moreCarlton House Journal
From John Stuart’s Carlton House Journals of 1824-25 we find some unexpected information about the Hudson’s Bay Company west of the Rocky Mountains, and the creation of the York Factory…
Read moreFinan McDonald’s letters
I am browsing through some of my old records, and I stumbled on some research which will be of interest to many besides me. This research was done many years…
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