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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Fort St. James

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson November 4, 2023 "The Brigades", HBC Transportation Systems
Fort St. James

Fort St. James was the centre of the fur trade in north-central British Columbia, and played an important role in HBC’s exploration history. It was also where the HBC Brigades…

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Is it a Brigade Trail?

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson October 7, 2023 Brigade Trails, HBC Transportation Systems

There are a number of old horse trails around the province of British Columbia — but are they all brigade trails? I don’t know if I can answer this question,…

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Thomas Lowe, 1845

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson August 20, 2023 "Headquarters", Hudson's Bay Company
Thomas Lowe, 1845

For Thomas Lowe, it is 1845 — and of course it is time for me to write a Thomas Lowe post. Yet, I discover that most of the information I…

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Michaud House

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson May 14, 2023 Fur Trade History, Writing
Michaud House

I was invited to take part in a Voyageur celebration held at Michaud House, in Langley, on May 13, 2023. It was a hot, hot day — the first hot…

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Nicomekl River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson April 8, 2023 Fur Trade History, Hudson's Bay Company
Nicomekl River

In 1824, the HBC men from Fort George [Astoria] have made their way up Puget Sound, on their way to the mouth of the Fraser River. But instead of paddling…

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