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 Charles

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson February 15, 2020 "York Factory Express", Deaths and Murders
John Charles

John Charles led out the York Factory Express to Hudson Bay in 1849. He did not make it home again, but was shot and killed at Campement d’Orignal, or Moose…

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Oxford House

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson May 11, 2019 "Journeys", "York Factory Express"
Oxford House

In about 1843, a young gentleman arrived by dogsled at Oxford House. “About the middle of our third day” of travel from York Factory, “we left the woods and, descending…

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Liard River 3

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson December 29, 2018 Brigade Trails, Explorations
Liard River 3

So the men going up the Liard River have reached the old location of Fort Halkett, where it stood on the banks of the Smith River. I am continuing, with…

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Two Canoes (2) to Ile a la Crosse

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson September 24, 2016 "Two Canoes", Fur Trade History
Two Canoes (2) to Ile a la Crosse

In this seventh article of the Two Canoes series, we will follow Archibald McDonald’s journey up the Upper Churchill River to Ile a la Crosse post. This is a long…

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Aemilius Simpson, his cousin George, and the birth of the York Factory Express

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson April 2, 2016 "York Factory Express", Hudson's Bay Company
Aemilius Simpson, his cousin George, and the birth of the York Factory Express

Aemilius Simpson was a very interesting young man, and one who kept a concise journal of his voyage across the North American continent, from York Factory to Fort Vancouver, Columbia…

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