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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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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The Northwest Coast Posts

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson December 4, 2021 "Headquarters", Hudson's Bay Company
The Northwest Coast Posts

In 1841, Governor George Simpson disappointed (and infuriated) Chief Factor John McLoughlin by telling him he was planning to close down two or more of his beloved Northwest Coast posts…

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Fort McLoughlin’s End

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson October 9, 2021 Following A.C.Anderson around British Columbia, Hudson's Bay Company

The end of Fort McLoughlin’s reign on the northwest Coast has an interesting twist to it, which includes a sad story about a man I have written about in two…

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Another Step Forward

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson October 2, 2021 "Headquarters", Hudson's Bay Company
Another Step Forward

On April 22, 1840, Chief Trader James Douglas took another step forward, moving toward the eventual building of the HBC’s Fort Victoria in 1843. This blogpost is a continuation of…

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