Jean-Baptiste Leolo
Jean-Baptiste Leolo (also known as Jean-Baptiste Lolo) was an important man in British Columbia, and more specifically, Kamloops’s history — and he still is, right up to the modern-day. He…
Read moreLac La Hache (Axe Lake)
I would love to know how Lac la Hache got its name, but I only know that it is named for an axe which apparently was lost in its waters,…
Read morePaul Fraser
Paul Fraser was a man who never got along with anyone, as far as I can tell. Well, that’s not exactly true. Donald Manson liked him, and regretted his loss…
Read moreLittle Fort, on the North Thompson River
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…
Read moreMichel Fallardeau
Michel Fallardeau is one of my favorite men in the history of the West side of the Rocky Mountains before 1858; and a man who suffered a mysterious death. It…
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