Isaac Ingalls Stevens
I knew I would stumble into Isaac Ingalls Stevens eventually, but when I finally did, I was delighted to discover that his story was connected to another story I already…
Read moreTwo Seized Ships
In late November or December of 1851, the HBC suffered from having two more ships seized by the American customs agents, as I told you in my last post, found…
Read moreSeizure at Puget Sound
Well, I have a new problem to figure out: that is, exactly what did happen in the seizure of two HBC ships in Puget Sound in December 1851. This is…
Read moreCaptain Wilkes at Fort Nisqually
So Captain Charles Wilkes, of the United States Exploring Expedition, has arrived at Fort Nisqually, on Puget Sound. The year is 1841, and clerk Alexander Caulfield Anderson is in charge…
Read moreMichaud House
I was invited to take part in a Voyageur celebration held at Michaud House, in Langley, on May 13, 2023. It was a hot, hot day — the first hot…
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