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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Portage La Loche

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson June 6, 2026 "Journeys", HBC Transportation Systems No Comments
Portage La Loche

In 1843, Augustus Richard Peers made his way north by the Sturgeon-Weir River and the Churchill, to the Ile-a-la-Crosse post on Lac Ile-a-la-Crosse. There he met Roderick McKenzie’s wife and…

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Liard River to Pelly Banks

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson January 26, 2019 Explorations, Fur Trade History
Liard River to Pelly Banks

We are returning to the Liard River, where Robert Campbell has now replaced John McLeod in the newly rebuilt Fort Halkett, on the banks of the Smith River. The year…

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