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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Impossible Journey

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson May 29, 2021 "The Brigades", "York Factory Express"
Impossible Journey

When I was doing research some time ago for another book (“The Brigades”), I ran across one man who made an impossible journey through New Caledonia, heading north to the…

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North Saskatchewan Posts

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson May 30, 2020 "York Factory Express", Hudson's Bay Company
North Saskatchewan Posts

The posts on the North Saskatchewan River had a much more confusing history than those on the Saskatchewan, having to close or change locations many times over the years! Again,…

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North Saskatchewan River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson May 9, 2020 "York Factory Express", Hudson's Bay Company
North Saskatchewan River

At Edmonton House, the York Factory Express joined the Saskatchewan Brigades, who were carrying their furs down the North Saskatchewan River to Hudson Bay. I had to learn about every…

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Peter Warren Dease travels north from Fort Alexandria

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson May 12, 2018 Brigade Trail Journals, Hudson's Bay Company
Peter Warren Dease travels north from Fort Alexandria

So it is now time for me to bring Peter Warren Dease north from Fort Alexandria to Fort George [Prince George]. Dease’s journals are usually quite brief: but I would…

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Two Canoes: Governor Simpson reaches the Fraser River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson February 10, 2018 "The Brigades", "Two Canoes"
Two Canoes: Governor Simpson reaches the Fraser River

Governor Simpson has arrived at Fort St. James, and the first complaint he and his men have is about the provisions — or lack of them. As Archibald McDonald wrote…

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