Fort Colvile Brigades
In this blogpost we continue the stories of the incoming 1828 Fort Colvile Brigades, as they make their way up the Columbia River from Fort Vancouver. The man who kept…
Read moreThe Barlow Road
THIS POST IS UPDATED with more information of interest to Washington State historians — see below. The Barlow Road was a historic wagon road built in 1846 by some American…
Read moreTo Fort Nez Perces (Walla Walla)
My book, The HBC Brigades: Culture, Conflict, and the Perilous Journeys of the Fur Trade, was published by Ronsdale Press in July 2024. You can order the book now through…
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