Sturgeon-Weir River
It is time for Governor George Simpson to leave Cumberland House on his journey up the Sturgeon-Weir River to the Churchill. The year is 1820, and Simpson is leading (or…
Read moreJames Green Stewart
James Green Stewart kept a journal of his voyage by the Great Fish River to the shores of the Arctic Sea. It is very interesting to see what he wrote,…
Read moreSimpson at Rock Depot, 1820
I have a new journal for you. This is a journal that I did not intend to look at, but I am very happy I did. I have always been…
Read morePeter Warren Dease in New Caledonia
Peter Warren Dease was assigned the charge of the New Caledonia district in 1831, taking over the charge of the district from Chief Factor William Connolly, who had been at…
Read moreSamuel Black
Samuel Black was the oddest of all the HBC men. Black, born in 1780, was a young highlander of enormous size when he came to Canada and joined the fur…
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