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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Journey to the Fraser River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson March 24, 2023 "The Brigades", "York Factory Express" 16 Comments
Journey to the Fraser River

In late 1824, a group of HBC men under Chief Factor James McMillan made a boat journey from Fort George [Astoria] to the Fraser River, to find a location for…

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Jean Baptiste Bolduc at Fort Albert

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson March 12, 2022 "Headquarters", Hudson's Bay Company
Jean Baptiste Bolduc at Fort Albert

In 1843, the missionary Jean Baptiste Zacharie Bolduc arrived at the new location of Fort Albert with Chief Factor James Douglas. His story gives us an interesting look at the…

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Locating Fort Victoria

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson July 17, 2021 "Headquarters", Fort Victoria stories
Locating Fort Victoria

In March 1843, James Douglas was placed in charge of the building of the new post of Fort Victoria, on the southern tip of Vancouver’s Island. Many years of discussion…

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Fort Nisqually Stories

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson August 1, 2014 Fur Trade History, Hudson's Bay Company
Fort Nisqually Stories

A year or two ago I was invited to speak to the Anderson Island Historical Society — Anderson is the name of the island off the old location of Fort…

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