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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Dr. John Sebastian Helmcken

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson May 10, 2025 "Headquarters", Fort Victoria stories 1 Comment
Dr. John Sebastian Helmcken

So lets talk about old Fort Victoria through the eyes of Dr. John Sebastian Helmcken, who arrived at this post in the HBC ship Norman Morison in March, 1850. The…

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Fort Victoria’s Frenchtown

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson April 12, 2025 "Headquarters", Fort Victoria stories
Fort Victoria’s Frenchtown

The fact that Fort Victoria had a Frenchtown of sorts was a surprise to me — even more so when I realized that I had resided on this property. True,…

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Accident to the Beaver

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson February 1, 2025 "Headquarters", "Journeys"
Accident to the Beaver

In 1850, the Chilkat First Nations, who lived in Lynn Canal, did not cross Chilkat Pass into the Yukon River on their annual trading expedition with the Northern Tutchone [Selkirk…

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Seizure at Puget Sound

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson January 11, 2025 "Headquarters", Headquarters
Seizure at Puget Sound

Well, I have a new problem to figure out: that is, exactly what did happen in the seizure of two HBC ships in Puget Sound in December 1851.  This is…

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Royal Navy at Esquimalt

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson September 3, 2022 "Headquarters", Hudson's Bay Company
Royal Navy at Esquimalt

This is a continuation of my first Royal Navy Ships blogpost, and in this post I will concentrate on those ships that visited Esquimalt Harbour and Fort Victoria in the…

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