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!

Nancy Marguerite Anderson

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson April 6, 2025 "Journeys", "The HBC Brigades", "York Factory Express"

I am Nancy Marguerite Anderson; an accidental historian writing the stories of the HBC men who worked west of the Rocky Mountains before 1858 — so many good stories! The…

Wranglers in the HBC Brigades

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson February 24, 2024 "The HBC Brigades", Brigade Trails

You might find it odd that I use the word “Wranglers” for the men who worked in the HBC Brigades. They look and act like typical “cowboys,” as you will…