Dr. John Sebastian Helmcken

So lets talk about old Fort Victoria through the eyes of Dr. John Sebastian Helmcken, who arrived at this post in the HBC ship Norman Morison in March, 1850. The…
Read moreSo lets talk about old Fort Victoria through the eyes of Dr. John Sebastian Helmcken, who arrived at this post in the HBC ship Norman Morison in March, 1850. The…
Read moreWilliam John Macdonald worked at Fort Victoria in the early 1850s. He was also a member of the Victoria Voltigeurs — but when? This is what I am trying to…
Read moreThe fact that Fort Victoria had a Frenchtown of sorts was a surprise to me — even more so when I realized that I had resided on this property. True,…
Read moreIn 1850, James Robert Anderson, and his older sister, Eliza Charlotte, traveled over the brigade trail from Fort Colvile with their father, Alexander Caulfield Anderson, to attend the school in…
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