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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Historic Posts Columbia District

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson March 16, 2025 Fur Trade History, Hudson's Bay Company
Historic Posts Columbia District

So, in this post we are looking at the Historic Posts found in the Columbia District. Vancouver’s Island is considered a part of the Columbia District, although it was separate…

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Connolly’s Brigades and McLeod’s Express

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson August 24, 2024 "The Brigades", "York Factory Express"
Connolly’s Brigades and McLeod’s Express

In 1826, the expresses and brigades had different, but similar experiences as they passed through the range of mountains that separated the Pacific Coast from the interior of what is…

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Oars or Paddles

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

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!…

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Samuel Black

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson April 27, 2024 "The Brigades", Deaths and Murders
Samuel Black

Samuel Black was the oddest of all the HBC men. Black, born in 1780, was a young highlander of enormous size when he came to Canada and joined the fur…

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Fort Colvile Brigade

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson March 16, 2024 "The Brigades", "York Factory Express"
Fort Colvile Brigade

This is the story of the Fort Covile Brigade in its early years. The story is told by John Work, and there are some very interesting comments made in this…

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