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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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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McLoughlin and the Willamette

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson September 9, 2024 "Headquarters", "The Brigades"
McLoughlin and the Willamette

For me, at least, I have a lot of difficulty in sorting out the story of Chief Factor John McLoughlin’s time at the Willamette Falls, a set of falls on…

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John McLoughlin in 1842

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson July 9, 2022 "Headquarters", Hudson's Bay Company
John McLoughlin in 1842

This blog post is a continuation of https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/john-mcloughlin/ which post addressed what happened to Chief Factor John McLoughlin, of Fort Vancouver, in 1841. You will remember that we ended that…

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Pierre Pambrun Jr.

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson October 27, 2018 Deaths and Murders, Metis in the West
Pierre Pambrun Jr.

There is more to Pierre Pambrun’s story, it seems — I am referring to the story told in my last post found here: https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/cannibalism-again/ There is, of course, always more!…

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A.C. Anderson’s Missing Manuscript

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson November 3, 2014 A Literary A. C. Anderson
A.C. Anderson’s Missing Manuscript

“What all did A. C. Anderson write?” This question appeared on my blog searches the other day. Apparently someone actually asked this question in a google search, and stumbled on…

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