David Douglas and his YFE journey
The botanist named David Douglas journeyed out of the Columbia District in Edward Ermatinger’s 1827 outgoing York Factory Express. He left behind him an interesting journal. Here goes: On the…
Read moreThe Northwest Coast Posts
In 1841, Governor George Simpson disappointed (and infuriated) Chief Factor John McLoughlin by telling him he was planning to close down two or more of his beloved Northwest Coast posts…
Read moreFort Durham
I am putting this Fort Durham series in front of a few histories that came earlier (ie. Fort Simpson, and the Stikine River story), because Thomas Lowe is approaching the…
Read moreColumbia Express
As we know, if you have purchased and read my book, The York Factory Express, the proper name for the incoming Express was the Columbia Express — although some people…
Read moreIncoming Express
The first York Factory Express left Fort Vancouver in March 1826, and the incoming Express generally returned to Fort Vancouver in early November or late October. The Express ran every…
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