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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Historic Posts Columbia District

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson March 16, 2025 Fur Trade History, Hudson's Bay Company
Historic Posts Columbia District

So, in this post we are looking at the Historic Posts found in the Columbia District. Vancouver’s Island is considered a part of the Columbia District, although it was separate…

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Warre’s York Factory Express Journal

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson November 16, 2024 "York Factory Express", York Factory Express
Warre’s York Factory Express Journal

The two British spies, Henry James Warre and Mervin Vavasour, left the Columbia district in the outgoing York Factory Express of March, 1846. We have Henry Warre’s York Factory Express…

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John Keist Lord

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson March 9, 2024 "The Brigades", HBC Transportation Systems
John Keist Lord

My book, The HBC Brigades: Culture, Conflict, and Perilous Journeys of the Fur Trade, was published by Ronsdale Press in July 2024. You can order my books through Amazon, at…

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Warre and Vavasour

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson January 14, 2023 "Headquarters", York Factory Express
Warre and Vavasour

Captain Henry James Warre, a British officer, and Lieutenant Mervin Vavasour, of the Royal Engineers, visited Forts Vancouver and Victoria in 1845 and 1846. Both Warre and Vavasour presented themselves…

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Henry James Warre

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson September 11, 2021 "Headquarters", "York Factory Express"

Lieutenant Henry James Warre was a Royal Engineer who came to the Pacific Slopes, with his companion Lieutenant Mervin Vavasour, on a secret spying mission for the British Government. The…

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