Fort Durham to Sitka & beyond
“At two in the afternoon,” Sir George Simpson said, “we reached Taco, an establishment conducted by Dr. [John Frederick] Kennedy, with an assistant and twenty-two men. Here the little harbour…
Read moreSeizure at Puget Sound
Well, I have a new problem to figure out: that is, exactly what did happen in the seizure of two HBC ships in Puget Sound in December 1851. This is…
Read moreOars or Paddles
Did the HBC men use oars or paddles in their boats? I would have thought paddles, but I think I am not correct in every instance. So, let’s find out!…
Read moreSamuel Black
Samuel Black was the oddest of all the HBC men. Black, born in 1780, was a young highlander of enormous size when he came to Canada and joined the fur…
Read moreFort Colvile Brigades
In this blogpost we continue the stories of the incoming 1828 Fort Colvile Brigades, as they make their way up the Columbia River from Fort Vancouver. The man who kept…
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