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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Harrison River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson September 14, 2024 "The Brigades", Fraser River Gold Rush, The Harrison-Lillooet Trail
Harrison River

So, we will continue our journey up the Harrison River, telling the stories of man who were attempting to access the rich gold fields on the upper Fraser River in…

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Lillooet Lake to Fort Langley

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson October 6, 2018 "The Brigades", A Literary A. C. Anderson
Lillooet Lake to Fort Langley

We begin again with Alexander Caulfield Anderson’s journal of his exploration/expedition from Kamloops to Fort Langley, by what later became the Harrison-Lillooet Trail. The year is 1846, and his party…

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Anderson Lake to Lillooet Lake

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson September 8, 2018 "The Brigades", A Literary A. C. Anderson
Anderson Lake to Lillooet Lake

In this post we continue with the story of Alexander Caulfield Anderson’s expedition from the Kamloops post to Fort Langley in 1846. This is the first of the four “explorations”…

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Anderson’s 1846 exploration of the Lillooet River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson July 20, 2014 "The Brigades", Explorations
Anderson’s 1846 exploration of the Lillooet River

My book, The HBC Brigades: Culture, Conflict, and Perilous Journeys of the Fur Trade, was published by Ronsdale Press in July 2024. You may order my books, The HBC Brigades,…

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