On the way to Sitka

This post is about Thomas Lowe’s journey north to Sitka, the Russian headquarters on the Northwest Coast, in what is now the Alaska Panhandle. I do have to correct something…
Read moreMy books, The York Factory Express: Fort Vancouver to Hudson Bay, 1826-1849, and the more recent book, The HBC Brigades: Culture, Conflict, & Perilous Journeys… can both be ordered through…
Read moreAs we begin this blogpost, the incoming brigades are camped on the banks of the North Thompson River, presumably near modern day Little Fort — although I am not sure…
Read moreThe men of the incoming York Factory Express have now arrived at Fort Pitt, on the North Saskatchewan River. They have, by this time, been away from their home post…
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