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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New Caledonia posts

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson March 1, 2025 "Headquarters", "Journeys", "The HBC Brigades"
New Caledonia posts

There are quite a few historic posts in what the HBC called New Caledonia, and also on the northwest coast. In this post, I am going through these historic posts…

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Historic posts, Peace River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson February 15, 2025 "Headquarters", "The HBC Brigades"
Historic posts, Peace River

In our second post about historic fur trade posts west of the Rocky Mountains, I am beginning with the Peace River and heading west and south. Yes, I know that…

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Fort Alexandria Locations

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson September 23, 2024 "The HBC Brigades", Fur Trade History
Fort Alexandria Locations

Well, as you know, I wrote on our visit to Fort Alexandria a few weeks ago, and you will find that post here: https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/fort-alexandria-flood/ This post is updating that post:…

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Oars or Paddles

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson June 8, 2024 "The HBC Brigades", "York Factory Express", HBC Transportation Systems
Oars or Paddles

Did the HBC men use oars or paddles in their boats? I would have thought paddles, but I think I am not correct in every instance. So, let’s find out!…

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Jean-Baptiste Leolo

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson May 25, 2024 "The HBC Brigades", Natives in the Fur Trade

Jean-Baptiste Leolo (also known as Jean-Baptiste Lolo) was an important man in British Columbia, and more specifically, Kamloops’s history — and he still is, right up to the modern-day. He…

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