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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Parks Canada History

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson January 18, 2020 "The Brigades", York Factory Express
Parks Canada History

As we Canadians know, many of our historic sites are run by Parks Canada — for example, Jasper Park, York Factory, Fort St. James, and Fort Langley. Before Parks Canada…

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The New Caledonia brigades head up the Nechako River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson May 26, 2018 Brigade Trail Journals, The OId Brigade Trail
The New Caledonia brigades head up the Nechako River

So, in 1826 Chief Factor William Connolly and his brigades paddled by the temporarily closed Fort George [Prince George], heading upriver to Fort James. In 1831, Peter Warren Dease stopped…

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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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Two Canoes: To Fort St. James, Stuart’s Lake

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson October 21, 2017 "Two Canoes", Fur Trade History
Two Canoes: To Fort St. James, Stuart’s Lake

In the twenty-first post in this series, we will follow Sir George Simpson from McLeod Lake [Trout Lake Post] to Fort St. James. His journey to the Trout Lake Post…

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