To Fort Colvile
So, in this post we continue following Governor George Simpson, as he makes his way west through the Rocky Mountains to Fort Colvile in 1841. Again, we are relying on…
Read moreRough Notes
I found a file in the British Columbia Archives, labeled “Rough Notes of Journeys in the Northwest,” ca. 1850, Mss-3622. You can see where this story started: https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/tiny-stories/ The…
Read moreThe Louchameen [Zouchameen] Road
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In late 1858, Lieutenant Henry Spencer Palmer of the Royal Engineers arrived at Fort Victoria with the second batch of soldiers. By late summer of 1859, he was assigned to…
Read moreBrigade Journey North of the Lone Tree
The Lone Tree was a major landmark on the shores of Okanagan Lake north of Prairie de Nicholas, and a place where these men might have camped. The Lone Tree…
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