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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John O’Brien

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson November 20, 2021 "Journeys", "York Factory Express"
John O’Brien

I have one man I keep stumbling across: his name is John O’Brien. I found him first when he was mentioned in Thomas Lowe’s York Factory Express journal of 1847.…

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The Road Crew

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson April 29, 2017 "The Brigades", Brigade Trails
The Road Crew

  I sometimes work with a researcher who does not listen, and it becomes very difficult to have to explain, once again, that the information he/she is presenting me is…

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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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Montrose McGillivray

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson October 30, 2013 "York Factory Express", Metis in the West
Montrose McGillivray

There are many fabulous people who worked in the fur trade, and Montrose McGillivray was one of them. When I write my book on Deaths and Murders, McGillivray will feature…

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