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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James Green Stewart

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson February 28, 2026 "Journeys", Fur Trade History
James Green Stewart

James Green Stewart kept a journal of his voyage by the Great Fish River to the shores of the Arctic Sea. It is very interesting to see what he wrote,…

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Crossing Lake Winnipeg

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson February 21, 2026 "Journeys", HBC Transportation Systems
Crossing Lake Winnipeg

Crossing Lake Winnipeg was almost always challenging, as the lake was shallow and the wind and waves not generally gentle. Nevertheless, it was suddenly time for Augustus Richard Peers to…

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Peter Warren Dease in New Caledonia

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson May 19, 2024 "Journeys", "The HBC Brigades"

Peter Warren Dease was assigned the charge of the New Caledonia district in 1831, taking over the charge of the district from Chief Factor William Connolly, who had been at…

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John O’Brien

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson November 20, 2021 "Journeys", "York Factory Express"
John O’Brien

I have one man I keep stumbling across: his name is John O’Brien. I found him first when he was mentioned in Thomas Lowe’s York Factory Express journal of 1847.…

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Descending the Hayes River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson December 22, 2019 "Journeys", "York Factory Express"
Descending the Hayes River

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