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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Thomas Lowe at Fort Vancouver

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson June 25, 2022 "Headquarters", Fur Trade History
Thomas Lowe at Fort Vancouver

On June 15, 1843, Thomas Lowe arrived at Fort Vancouver, at the mouth of the Columbia River, after having served both at the northwest coast post of Fort Durham, and…

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The building of Fort Victoria

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson May 7, 2022 "Headquarters", Fort Victoria stories
The building of Fort Victoria

In summer 1843, Fort Victoria was built on Camosun Harbour or Inlet, on the southern end of Vancouver’s Island. Although it was at first sometimes called Fort Albert, that name…

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Jean Baptiste Bolduc at Fort Albert

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson March 12, 2022 "Headquarters", Hudson's Bay Company
Jean Baptiste Bolduc at Fort Albert

In 1843, the missionary Jean Baptiste Zacharie Bolduc arrived at the new location of Fort Albert with Chief Factor James Douglas. His story gives us an interesting look at the…

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Locating Fort Albert

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson February 12, 2022 "Headquarters", Fort Victoria stories
Locating Fort Albert

In a letter written June 24 1842, to the Governor and Committee of the Hudson’s Bay Company in London, John McLoughlin argued that “In a private note dated Taco 24th…

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Locating Fort Victoria

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson July 17, 2021 "Headquarters", Fort Victoria stories
Locating Fort Victoria

In March 1843, James Douglas was placed in charge of the building of the new post of Fort Victoria, on the southern tip of Vancouver’s Island. Many years of discussion…

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