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Thomas Lowe, Fall 1845

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson January 4, 2025 "Headquarters", Headquarters
Thomas Lowe, Fall 1845

In Fall, 1845, Thomas Lowe continued to record the many new happenings and visitors to Fort Vancouver. I finished the last post with this this paragraph: “Two other British officers are…

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HMS Modeste and USS Shark

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson December 1, 2024 "Headquarters", Headquarters
HMS Modeste and USS Shark

The HMS Modeste and the USS Shark both spent time in the Columbia River, anchored off the HBC headquarters of Fort Vancouver. In reading articles about these two historic warships,…

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HMS America

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson July 27, 2024 "Headquarters", Fort Victoria stories

The story of the British frigate HMS America is an especially interesting story, as it involves the history of both Forts Victoria and Vancouver. There are some very interesting characters…

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Fort Victoria Ships

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson March 30, 2024 "Headquarters", Fort Victoria stories
Fort Victoria Ships

The years between 1844, when Charles Ross died, and 1846, when the Fort Victoria journals begin, are a bit of a wasteland so far as information re: the workings of…

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Henry James Warre

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson January 7, 2023 "Headquarters", "York Factory Express"
Henry James Warre

Captain Henry James Warre (1819-1898) was a British officer who, with a Royal Engineer Lieutenant named Mervin Vavasour, visited Forts Vancouver and Victoria in 1845 and 1846. As we know…

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