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…
Read moreWell, 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…
Read moreThis 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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