Historic posts, Peace River

In our second post about historic fur trade posts west of the Rocky Mountains, I am beginning with the Peace River and heading west and south. Yes, I know that…
Read moreIn our second post about historic fur trade posts west of the Rocky Mountains, I am beginning with the Peace River and heading west and south. Yes, I know that…
Read moreFort St. James was the centre of the fur trade in north-central British Columbia, and played an important role in HBC’s exploration history. It was also where the HBC Brigades…
Read moreI get asked a lot of questions, for the most part because people think I know everything about the Hudson’s Bay Company. I do not, although I have a lot…
Read moreThis, the nineteenth post of this series, is the continuation of Governor Simpson’s journey west to New Caledonia in 1828. The author of the journal is Archibald McDonald, who is…
Read moreIn this post we will continue with Governor Simpson’s journey west by the Peace River. In the last post they stopped at Fort Vermilion, “where we found Mr. Paul Fraser…
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