Boat Encampment
The year is 1824, and Governor George Simpson is coming to visit the Columbia district for the first time. His next stop will be at Boat Encampment, on the Big…
Read moreLeaving the Columbia
I find Sir George Simpson’s book, An Overland Journey Round the World, an interesting read, partly because of what he says of the reasons he made the plans for the…
Read moreConnecting Stories
Sometimes, quite by accident, a writer is able to connect one story to another in ways that makes two little stories into a bigger story that is much more important.…
Read moreJoachim Lafleur
Joachim Lafleur worked at Fort Okanogan in the 1840s, when Alexander Caulfield Anderson was in charge of Fort Colvile. In fact, Lafleur was Anderson’s assistant during the Fort Colvile Brigades.…
Read moreThrough the Mountains
In 1841, Governor Simpson travelled west from Fort Garry, on Red River, to the Columbia district. Here’s a continuation of our History Mystery, which began with this post: https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/rough-notes/ and…
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