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!

NANCY MARGUERITE ANDERSON
  • Home
  • THE HBC BRIGADES
    • Brigade Trails
    • “The HBC Brigades”
  • THE YORK FACTORY EXPRESS
    • “York Factory Express”
  • “Journeys”
    • London Ship
    • “Journeys”
  • Contact Nancy
  • Blog
    • Alexander Caulfield Anderson
      • Anderson-Seton Family
      • A.C. Anderson’s Writing
    • Fur Trade History
      • Deaths and Murders
    • HBC Transportation Systems
    • Natives in the Fur Trade
      • Native plants & foods
    • James and Charlot Birnie of Cathlamet

Historic Posts in the West

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson February 8, 2025 "Journeys", Fur Trade History
Historic Posts in the West

So lets do a fun post about the Historic Posts in the West: that is, posts on the West side of the Rocky Mountains. The Peel’s River post (Fort McPherson)…

Read more

Anderson on Montreal Island

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson July 30, 2022 "Journeys", Fur Trade History
Anderson on Montreal Island

The year is 1855, and James Anderson and his party of men, which includes James Green Stewart, have paddled down the Back, or Great Fish River. On August 1 they…

Read more

James Anderson on Chantrey Inlet

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson June 11, 2022 "Journeys", Fur Trade History
James Anderson on Chantrey Inlet

As we know, James Anderson, his clerk James Green Stewart, and their men, are making their way down the Great Fish River to the Arctic Ocean, in search of evidence…

Read more

James Anderson on the Back River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson July 24, 2021 "Journeys", Explorations
James Anderson on the Back River

On July 16, 1855, James Anderson and James Green Stewart continued their journey down the Back River, travelling from Lake Beechy northward, toward the Arctic Ocean. As you already know,…

Read more

The Back River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson May 8, 2021 "Journeys", Hudson's Bay Company
The Back River

In this blogpost I am continuing the story of the journey that James Anderson and James Green Stewart made to the Arctic Ocean in summer 1855. James Anderson was Chief…

Read more

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 253 other subscribers

Blog Categories

  • "Headquarters"
  • "Journeys"
  • "The HBC Brigades"
  • "The Pathfinder: A.C. Anderson's Journeys in the West."
  • "Two Canoes"
  • "York Factory Express"
  • A Literary A. C. Anderson
  • A.C. Anderson’s Writing
  • Alexander Caulfield Anderson
  • Anderson-Seton Family
  • Brigade Trail Journals
  • Brigade Trails
  • Deaths and Murders
  • Explorations
  • Following A.C.Anderson around British Columbia
  • Fort Victoria stories
  • Fur Trade History
  • HBC Transportation Systems
  • Headquarters
  • Hudson's Bay Company
  • James and Charlot Birnie of Cathlamet
  • London Ship
  • Metis in the West
  • Natives in the Fur Trade
  • Stuwix Stories
  • The OId Brigade Trail
  • Writing
  • York Factory Express

Recent Posts

  • York Factory January 9, 2026
  • Simpson to Fort Garry January 3, 2026
  • Fort Pelly to Fort Garry December 27, 2025
  • Simpson to Qu’Appelle December 20, 2025
  • Simpson at Carlton House December 14, 2025
Copyright © 2026 NANCY MARGUERITE ANDERSON | Theme by: Theme Horse | Powered by: WordPress