Fort Garry
You all know that in my last post I made a mistake when I identified the two Fort Garry’s incorrectly. I live on the West Coast of Canada and now…
Read morePembina
I am trying to figure out if the story of Pembina is important to Governor Simpson’s visit to Red River in winter 1823-24. I found the story in one of…
Read moreSir George’s Travels
In 1841, the newly-minted Sir George Simpson travelled from England to Canada, and then on to Red River by the traditional route to Ruperts Land. As we know, that route…
Read moreSimpson at Rock Depot, 1820
I have a new journal for you. This is a journal that I did not intend to look at, but I am very happy I did. I have always been…
Read moreNorway House Spring
“The breaking forth of spring in this country is more like a dream than a reality,” Augustus Richard Peers wrote. Springtime at Norway House sounds wonderful, does it not? It…
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