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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Paul Kane

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson August 29, 2020 "York Factory Express", Hudson's Bay Company
Paul Kane

I have not paid enough attention to Paul Kane, and I am beginning to regret that fact. He is a very useful guy when it comes to west-of-the-Rockies history, and…

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Aurora Borealis

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson April 25, 2020 "Journeys", "York Factory Express"
Aurora Borealis

The Aurora Borealis was a familiar sight to all the Hudson’s Bay men, but no York Factory Express man, other than Aemilius Simpson, ever wrote about it. Where did he…

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Two Canoes: Cumberland House

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson July 9, 2016 "Two Canoes", Fur Trade History

We are now on our way to Cumberland House. Since my last post in this series, “we” had a short discussion on which of the Dease brothers met Governor George…

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York Factory Express, Lake Winnipeg to Cumberland House

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson January 31, 2016 "York Factory Express", Hudson's Bay Company
York Factory Express, Lake Winnipeg to Cumberland House

Aemilius Simpson gives the best description of this first stretch of the Saskatchewan River from Lake Winnipeg to Cumberland House, in August 1826. Many little stories appear in these various…

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Alexis L’Esperance

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson October 10, 2015 "Journeys", "York Factory Express"
Alexis L’Esperance

Alexis L’Esperance appears regularly in the journals of the York Factory Express, but he never is traveling in their boats. His full name is Alexis Bonamie dit L’Esperance — and…

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