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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John Greig

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson January 25, 2020 "York Factory Express", Metis in the West
John Greig

John Greig worked for the Hudson’s Bay Company for five years, but after his retirement he told stories of his journey across the continent with the incoming York Factory Express,…

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John McKenzie Simpson

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson September 4, 2016 "The Brigades", Metis in the West
John McKenzie Simpson

Some time ago I wrote about George Stewart Simpson, son of the HBC Governor,George Simpson, and Margaret Taylor [who is traveling with Governor Simpson in my “Two Canoes” stream]. As…

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Chilcotin Post

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson October 3, 2015 Fur Trade History, Hudson's Bay Company
Chilcotin Post

The Chilcotin post, first built in 1829 as a temporary post and completed at a later date, stood at the junction of the Chilco and Chilcotin Rivers and was an…

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Alexis Bellanger

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson April 11, 2015 Deaths and Murders, Metis in the West
Alexis Bellanger

This is a British Columbia story that many have heard — a story of multiple deaths and murders. The first murder (that of Bellanger) happened on the Fraser River just…

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Captain James Scarborough’s Gold

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson October 26, 2013 Deaths and Murders, Hudson's Bay Company
Captain James Scarborough’s Gold

This is a story especially for Washington State residents, because many of you have heard the story of Captain James Scarborough’s Gold. Alexander Caulfield Anderson played a part in this story…

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