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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David Douglas’s Athabasca River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson March 26, 2022 "York Factory Express", HBC Transportation Systems
David Douglas’s Athabasca River

In 1827, botanist David Douglas travelled with the outgoing York Factory Express down the Athabasca River to Jasper’s House. From the height of the Rocky Mountains, as shown above, the…

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David Douglas and his YFE journey

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson January 8, 2022 "York Factory Express", HBC Transportation Systems
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…

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Time and Distance in the York Factory Express

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson April 28, 2018 "York Factory Express", Hudson's Bay Company
Time and Distance in the York Factory Express

Time and distance: How much time did the York Factory Express men take to cover a certain distance of the Columbia River on their way to Boat Encampment? It varied…

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Bridge River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson August 26, 2017 "The Brigades", Brigade Trails
Bridge River

I find that, entirely by accident, two threads (stories) I am telling merge at the same place: at what the HBC men called Bridge River! But, as you can see…

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Cattle Drive

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson May 27, 2017 "The Brigades", Fur Trade History
Cattle Drive

A few days ago I was thinking about the 1843 brigade trail, and wondered if I would get any clues on its location from David Douglas’s journey to New Caledonia…

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