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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The mighty Thompson River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson September 14, 2014 "The Brigades", Explorations
The mighty Thompson River

On the morning of May 19, 1847, Alexander Caulfield Anderson set out on his third exploration across — or around — the mountains that lay between Kamloops and Fort Langley…

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Pahallak, of the Sto:lo

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson June 29, 2014 Explorations, Natives in the Fur Trade
Pahallak, of the Sto:lo

I have learned a lot about Pahallak, chief of one of the Sto:lo tribes along the Fraser River, since I first wrote (inaccurately) about him in my book, The Pathfinder. It…

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