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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Two Canoes to Kamloops

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson June 2, 2018 "Two Canoes", Fur Trade History
Two Canoes to Kamloops

In our twenty-seventh post in this series, I will bring Governor George Simpson and his party down the North Thompson River to the post at Kamloops — and beyond! So…

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Two Canoes: To the North River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson April 21, 2018 "Two Canoes", Brigade Trails
Two Canoes: To the North River

In our twenty-fifth post in this Two Canoes series, we will bring Governor George Simpson across the Fraser Plateau to the “North” River, and Kamloops. Let’s see how far we…

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The New Caledonia Brigades climb the Mountain

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson August 19, 2017 Brigade Trail Journals, The OId Brigade Trail
The New Caledonia Brigades climb the Mountain

As we begin this blogpost, the incoming brigades are camped on the banks of the North Thompson River, presumably near modern day Little Fort — although I am not sure…

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New Caledonia Brigades Travel up the North River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson June 24, 2017 Brigade Trail Journals, The OId Brigade Trail
New Caledonia Brigades Travel up the North River

Today we will continue with our brigade journey north of Kamloops, up the North Thompson River toward the modern day town of Little Fort. Anderson rode over this trail when…

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Little Fort, on the North Thompson River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson March 28, 2015 Fur Trade History, Natives in the Fur Trade

It delights me to find people who are interested in the history of the little place they came from — and I have heard from someone who is from one…

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