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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Indian Corn

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson August 13, 2016 Fur Trade History, Native plants & foods
Indian Corn

It is late summer, and the season for corn. Hence, it is time to speak of corn in the HBC (and NWC) trade west of the Rocky Mountains. This post…

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George Stewart Simpson, son of Governor George Simpson

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson January 23, 2016 "The Brigades", Metis in the West
George Stewart Simpson, son of Governor George Simpson

When my book was published in November 2011, I was also in the throes of writing a talk to be given in front of the Victoria Historical Society. In order…

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Shoes in the fur trade

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson June 18, 2014 Fur Trade History, James and Charlot Birnie of Cathlamet
Shoes in the fur trade

It is often said that there were no shoes in the fur trade, but that is not exactly true. My 3x-great grandfather, James Birnie, was descended from generations of leather…

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James Birnie, 1826-1827

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson June 2, 2014 "York Factory Express", James and Charlot Birnie of Cathlamet
James Birnie, 1826-1827

James Birnie traveled out with the 1826 York Factory Express, and he crossed the mountains with the incoming Columbia Express. He is mentioned in Aemilius Simpson’s 1826 York Factory Express…

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Fort Colvile to Boat Encampment

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson April 20, 2014 "York Factory Express", Hudson's Bay Company
Fort Colvile to Boat Encampment

In his own York Factory Express journal, George Traill Allan, whose passage from Fort Nez Perces to Fort Colvile is covered in the last “chapter” of this series, wrote a…

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