Simpson at Carlton House
Two hundred years (and a few months) ago, in 1825, Governor George Simpson made his way from the newly constructed Fort Vancouver to Carlton House, on the North Saskatchewan River.…
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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…
Read moreTwo Canoes: To Fort St. James, Stuart’s Lake
In the twenty-first post in this series, we will follow Sir George Simpson from McLeod Lake [Trout Lake Post] to Fort St. James. His journey to the Trout Lake Post…
Read moreJohn McKenzie Simpson
Some time ago I wrote about George Stewart Simpson, son of the HBC Governor,George Simpson, and Margaret Taylor [who is traveling with Governor Simpson in my “Two Canoes” stream]. As…
Read moreGeorge Stewart Simpson, son of Governor George Simpson
When my first book was published in November 2011, I was also in the throes of writing a talk to be given in front of the Victoria Historical Society. In…
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