Two Stories

I have two stories to tell you. The first is the story of Patrick McKenzie, someone who did not become famous in the HBC’s fur trade: anything but, in fact.…
Read moreI have two stories to tell you. The first is the story of Patrick McKenzie, someone who did not become famous in the HBC’s fur trade: anything but, in fact.…
Read moreThere are quite a few historic posts in what the HBC called New Caledonia, and also on the northwest coast. In this post, I am going through these historic posts…
Read moreIn Fall, 1845, Thomas Lowe continued to record the many new happenings and visitors to Fort Vancouver. I finished the last post with this this paragraph: “Two other British officers are…
Read moreWell, as you know, I wrote on our visit to Fort Alexandria a few weeks ago, and you will find that post here: https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/fort-alexandria-flood/ This post is updating that post:…
Read moreMy book, The HBC Brigades: Culture, Conflict, and Perilous Journeys of the Fur Trade, was published by Ronsdale Press in July 2024. You can order my books, The HBC Brigades,…
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