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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William John Macdonald

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson May 3, 2025 "Headquarters", Fort Victoria stories
William John Macdonald

William John Macdonald worked at Fort Victoria in the early 1850s. He was also a member of the Victoria Voltigeurs — but when? This is what I am trying to…

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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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