Celebrating Christmas in a Fur Trade Fort
You will presume from the above photo that the firing of guns was a part of the celebration at Christmas — in the fur trade, the firing of guns was…
Read moreChief William, of William’s Lake
In 1879, Chief William, of the ‘Williams Lake Indians,’ wrote a letter to the editor of the British Daily Colonist newspaper in Victoria, B.C., urging readers to “settle the land…
Read moreYork Factory Express: Ft. Vancouver to Fort Nez Perces
As always, the main party of the York Factory Express began its journey at Fort Vancouver, on the Columbia River, shortly after March 20th every year. It was a tradition…
Read moreMontrose McGillivray
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 the book through your local…
Read moreReading the Fur Trade
One of the people I talk to on Twitter asked me which books she should read to learn more about the History of the Fur Trade in Canada. Canada is…
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