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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Fort St. James

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson November 4, 2023 "The Brigades", HBC Transportation Systems No Comments
Fort St. James

Fort St. James was the centre of the fur trade in north-central British Columbia, and played an important role in HBC’s exploration history. It was also where the HBC Brigades…

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Two Canoes: To Trout Lake

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson September 23, 2017 "Two Canoes", Fur Trade History
Two Canoes: To Trout Lake

This, the nineteenth post of this series, is the continuation of Governor Simpson’s journey west to New Caledonia in 1828. The author of the journal is Archibald McDonald, who is…

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