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 Assiniboine

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson January 16, 2021 Hudson's Bay Company, York Factory Express
Fort Assiniboine

Fort Assiniboine was one of many posts along the Athabasca River west of the mouth of the Clearwater River, although most posts on the river were located in the Jasper…

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James Birnie Retires

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson June 20, 2020 Fur Trade History, James and Charlot Birnie of Cathlamet
James Birnie Retires

James Birnie was a big man; a broad-shouldered and deep-chested man who stood six feet tall, according to Irene Martin, who wrote the book Beach of Heaven. He spoke in…

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1858 Brigade Trails

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson June 13, 2020 "The Brigades", Hudson's Bay Company
1858 Brigade Trails

  It is interesting to see how the packers who followed the HBC trails into the upper district travelled up and down what they called “the Old Brigade Trail” to…

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Birchbark Canoes

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson May 2, 2020 "Journeys", Hudson's Bay Company
Birchbark Canoes

From a book titled Canoe Crossings, I learned that what made birchbark canoes so special was that the grain of the bark that covered them was transverse rather than longitudinal.…

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HBRS Volumes

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson March 22, 2020 Fur Trade History, Hudson's Bay Company
HBRS Volumes

I am on Twitter, and all over this app we see people helping people with research. It is a generous community, if you are following the right people — and…

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