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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More on the York Factory River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson July 28, 2025 "York Factory Express", York Factory Express
More on the York Factory River

As we already know, Dr. John Birkbeck Nevins travelled up the York Factory River (the lower Hayes) with a gentleman who was heading to his Saskatchewan River post. Here is…

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John Greig

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson January 25, 2020 "York Factory Express", Metis in the West
John Greig

John Greig worked for the Hudson’s Bay Company for five years, but after his retirement he told stories of his journey across the continent with the incoming York Factory Express,…

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Landmarks on the Hayes River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson September 22, 2018 "York Factory Express", Hudson's Bay Company
Landmarks on the Hayes River

As you know I have been taking a holiday, spending time in the Archives and also in editing my third book. You can order my books, The HBC Brigades, and…

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