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Paul Kane at Boat Encampment

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson December 4, 2022 "York Factory Express", HBC Transportation Systems
Paul Kane at Boat Encampment

This blogpost is a continuation of the Paul Kane thread, wherein he is travelling out of the territory West of the Rocky Mountains with the Fall Express. The year is…

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Shipping at Fort Vancouver

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson November 26, 2022 "Headquarters", London Ship
Shipping at Fort Vancouver

It is time to write a little more about Thomas Lowe’s experiences at Fort Vancouver, and so we will now do it. We have just come through the Fort Vancouver…

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Fort Victoria Well

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson November 19, 2022 "Headquarters", Fort Victoria stories
Fort Victoria Well

Fort Victoria had a number of places from which they could get the water they needed for the new post. However, the first summer they were there was a summer…

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Paul Kane on the Columbia

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson October 29, 2022 "York Factory Express", Hudson's Bay Company
Paul Kane on the Columbia

Here is the story of how the artist, Paul Kane, made his way up the Columbia River from Fort Colvile to Boat Encampment, traveling with the outgoing York Factory Express…

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Fort Vancouver Fire

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson October 23, 2022 "Headquarters", Hudson's Bay Company
Fort Vancouver Fire

In this blogpost, clerk Thomas Lowe, who is my eyes and ears at Fort Vancouver, is readying himself to tell us more of what is happening at this Pacific Coast…

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