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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Researching Fort St James

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson May 5, 2024 "The Brigades", Fur Trade History
Researching Fort St James

My book, The HBC Brigades: Culture, Conflict, and Perilous Journeys of the Fur Trade, was published by Ronsdale Press in July 2024. You can order my books, The HBC Brigades,…

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Voyageur Traditions

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson June 17, 2023 "York Factory Express", HBC Transportation Systems
Voyageur Traditions

In spring of every year between 1826 and 1854, the outgoing York Factory Express men arrived at Edmonton House. They left Fort Vancouver, their Pacific coast headquarters on the Columbia…

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The men in the 1826 York Factory Express

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson November 30, 2019 "York Factory Express", Hudson's Bay Company
The men in the 1826 York Factory Express

Many of the men who travelled in the York Factory Express worked west of the Rocky Mountains for many years — some worked here for just a year or so.…

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