Thompson's River Archives

Simpson at Fort Langley

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson October 17, 2026 BC History, Fort Langley, Governor George Simpson, WA History No Comments

Late in the evening of October 10, 1828, Governor George Simpson arrived at Fort Langley, accompanied by Chief Trader Archibald McDonald, who was to take over the charge of…

Fraser River goldrush

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson August 3, 2024 "The HBC Brigades", Hudson's Bay Company

In 1858, the Fraser River goldrush brought American goldminers to Fort Victoria, and eventually they made their way to the lower Fraser River. They were a pretty interesting group of…

Salmon Runs, 1843 to 1858

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson December 20, 2015 "The HBC Brigades", Hudson's Bay Company

As a BC-ite and fur trade historian of sorts, I have been brought up on the notion that the salmon runs were regular events, and that only once in every…

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!

Simpson at Fort Langley

Fraser River goldrush

Salmon Runs, 1843 to 1858