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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Women in the Boats 2

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson December 2, 2023 "York Factory Express", Metis in the West No Comments
Women in the Boats 2

This is the second instalment of my blogpost of last week, and I am still telling the stories of the women who travelled in the York Factory Express boats and…

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Paul Kane leaves Edmonton House

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson November 28, 2020 "York Factory Express", Hudson's Bay Company
Paul Kane leaves Edmonton House

“We remained at Edmonton till the morning of the 6th [October],” Paul Kane wrote, “preparing for the arduous journey which now lay before us.” Paul Kane was travelling west with…

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Two Canoes: To the North River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson April 21, 2018 "Two Canoes", Brigade Trails
Two Canoes: To the North River

In our twenty-fifth post in this Two Canoes series, we will bring Governor George Simpson across the Fraser Plateau to the “North” River, and Kamloops. Let’s see how far we…

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Two Canoes: To Fort St. James, Stuart’s Lake

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson October 21, 2017 "Two Canoes", Fur Trade History
Two Canoes: To Fort St. James, Stuart’s Lake

In the twenty-first post in this series, we will follow Sir George Simpson from McLeod Lake [Trout Lake Post] to Fort St. James. His journey to the Trout Lake Post…

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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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