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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John Kirk Townsend & the 1836 Brigade

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson May 24, 2025 "The Brigades", Brigade Trail Journals
John Kirk Townsend & the 1836 Brigade

The 1836 Brigade is only a small part of the story that ornithologist John Kirk Townsend tells — but it is an interesting part of his story. His book, published…

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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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Warre and Vavasour’s Report

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson December 14, 2024 "Headquarters", "The Brigades", Fur Trade History
Warre and Vavasour’s Report

I am perusing Warre and Vavasour’s Report of their Military Reconnoissance in Oregon over the winter of 1845-46, and finding it very interesting. The fun part of reports and records…

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The S.S.Beaver sails to the Columbia River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson February 17, 2024 Hudson's Bay Company, London Ship
The S.S.Beaver sails to the Columbia River

In 1836, the S.S. Beaver sails east from the Sandwich Islands to the mouth of the Columbia River and, eventually, Fort Vancouver, the HBC headquarters on the Pacific Slopes. Here…

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Beaver at the Equator

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson February 10, 2024 "Headquarters", London Ship

The Steamer Beaver, and its accompanying ship the Columbia, sailed over the Equator for the second time on this journey: this time from the south to the northern hemisphere. It…

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