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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Simpson to Fort Durham

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson August 23, 2025 "Headquarters", Fur Trade History No Comments
Simpson to Fort Durham

“This very neat establishment was planned in 1837, by Mr. [Duncan] Finlayson, of Red River,” Simpson said of Fort McLoughlin in his book, An Overland Journey Round the World. Finlayson…

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Two Canoes: John Work arrives at his destination

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson May 5, 2018 "Two Canoes", "York Factory Express"
Two Canoes: John Work arrives at his destination

John Work is on his way west to Spokane House, his destination. In our last John Work post, we left his boats at the bottom end of the Upper Arrow…

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Arrow Lakes

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson August 28, 2016 "York Factory Express", Hudson's Bay Company
Arrow Lakes

The Arrow Lakes, as they existed before the waters of the Columbia River were raised by the dams along its length, must have been a spectacular place, with its two…

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