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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John Kirk Townsend & the 1836 Brigade

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson May 24, 2025 "The Brigades", Brigade Trail Journals No Comments
John Kirk Townsend & the 1836 Brigade

The 1836 Brigade is only a small part of the story that ornithologist John Kirk Townsend tells — but it is an interesting part of his story. His book, published…

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More tiny stories

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson May 17, 2025 "Headquarters", Fort Victoria stories No Comments
More tiny stories

As I cobble together the 1857 chapter of “Headquarters,” I am finding some tiny stories — I might solve them before this blogpost is published, but I suggest that some…

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Dr. John Sebastian Helmcken

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson May 10, 2025 "Headquarters", Fort Victoria stories 1 Comment
Dr. John Sebastian Helmcken

So lets talk about old Fort Victoria through the eyes of Dr. John Sebastian Helmcken, who arrived at this post in the HBC ship Norman Morison in March, 1850. The…

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Little Stories

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson April 26, 2025 "Headquarters", Fort Victoria stories 2 Comments
Little Stories

I keep running across little stories that I had questions about, but no answers. One of the little stories was the theft of money at the Sandwich Islands in 1850.…

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The Constable

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson April 19, 2025 "Headquarters", Fort Victoria stories
The Constable

In this post I am going to tell you about one of the first encounters the Constable and the ten members of the Victoria Voltiguers had with their supposed “enemy,”…

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  • John Kirk Townsend & the 1836 Brigade May 24, 2025
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