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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Native Bridges in the Fraser Canyon

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson December 15, 2014 Explorations, Natives in the Fur Trade
Native Bridges in the Fraser Canyon

At Fort Alexandria, the first days of April 1847 came in pleasant and warm, though snow still lay on the ground. On April 23, Montrose McGillivray arrived at the fort…

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The Fur-Traders’ “Smess,” or Sumas Prairie

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson September 9, 2014 "The Brigades", Natives in the Fur Trade
The Fur-Traders’ “Smess,” or Sumas Prairie

This is part of Alexander Caulfield Anderson’s 1867 map of the Colony of British Columbia (CM/F9, BCA), that shows the section of Fraser’s River from its mouth to Fort Langley,…

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Kequeloose, and the Brigade Trail

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson May 19, 2014 "The Brigades", Brigade Trails
Kequeloose, and the Brigade Trail

The above photograph shows the Fraser River looking north from the modern-day Alexandra Bridge, toward the old bridge. On this point of land stood the Native village of Kequeloose, and…

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