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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The Back River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson May 8, 2021 "Journeys", Hudson's Bay Company
The Back River

In this blogpost I am continuing the story of the journey that James Anderson and James Green Stewart made to the Arctic Ocean in summer 1855. James Anderson was Chief…

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Oxford House

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson May 11, 2019 "Journeys", "York Factory Express"
Oxford House

In about 1843, a young gentleman arrived by dogsled at Oxford House. “About the middle of our third day” of travel from York Factory, “we left the woods and, descending…

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Landmarks on the Echimamish River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson December 1, 2018 "York Factory Express", Hudson's Bay Company
Landmarks on the Echimamish River

This is the third post in a series on landmarks on the Hayes and Echimamish Rivers, with descriptions taken from John Franklin’s Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of…

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Landmarks on the Upper Hayes

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson October 20, 2018 "York Factory Express", Hudson's Bay Company
Landmarks on the Upper Hayes

This is a continuation of a blog post that I published on September 22nd, and it tells the stories of the portages and other landmarks above Swampy Lake, that were…

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Grand Rapid to Fort Chipewyan, Athabasca Lake

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson September 29, 2018 Brigade Trails, Explorations
Grand Rapid to Fort Chipewyan, Athabasca Lake

So, let’s continue our journey down the Athabasca River from Athabasca Landing, heading toward Fort Chipewyan, on Athabasca Lake. That is the first major stop, for the HBC men at…

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