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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Aurora Borealis

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson April 25, 2020 "Journeys", "York Factory Express"
Aurora Borealis

The Aurora Borealis was a familiar sight to all the Hudson’s Bay men, but no York Factory Express man, other than Aemilius Simpson, ever wrote about it. Where did he…

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The York Factory River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson March 28, 2020 "York Factory Express", Hudson's Bay Company

The York Factory River? As far as I can tell, it is the lower Hayes River where it flows past York Factory into Hudson Bay. It’s a good name for…

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Fort Colvile Mill

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson March 7, 2020 "The HBC Brigades", Hudson's Bay Company
Fort Colvile Mill

My great-grandfather Alexander Caulfield Anderson built one of the many Fort Colvile mills that existed at that fort over the years between 1829 and 1851. However, I really have little…

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John Greig

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson January 25, 2020 "York Factory Express", Metis in the West
John Greig

John Greig worked for the Hudson’s Bay Company for five years, but after his retirement he told stories of his journey across the continent with the incoming York Factory Express,…

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The Voyageur’s Fire-Bag

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson January 4, 2020 "Journeys", "The HBC Brigades", "York Factory Express"

The fire-bag was an important piece of equipment to the Canadien voyageur, and to anyone else who travelled in the wilderness. Why? you might ask. Here is the answer, written…

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