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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Nicola Lake to Kamloops

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson May 23, 2015 "The HBC Brigades", Explorations
Nicola Lake to Kamloops

From the grasslands of Nicola Lake, the men of the various brigades reached Kamloops by crossing the highlands between the Nicola valley and the Kamloops Lake valley. It’s a beautiful…

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The Nicola Valley

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson December 13, 2014 "The HBC Brigades", Brigade Trails
The Nicola Valley

You will see, above, a portion of Alexander Caulfield Anderson’s 1867 Map of British Columbia. At the top is Kamloops Lake, with the Kamloops post perched at its east end.…

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