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!

Oars or Paddles

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson June 8, 2024 "The HBC Brigades", "York Factory Express", HBC Transportation Systems

Did the HBC men use oars or paddles in their boats? I would have thought paddles, but I think I am not correct in every instance. So, let’s find out!…

Spintlum

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson December 9, 2023 "The HBC Brigades", Natives in the Fur Trade

Spintlum was an important First Nations chief from the place the HBC men called Thlikum-cheen, where the Thompson River flowed into the muddy Fraser. Today, the town of Lytton sits…