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!

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William Sinclair Jr.

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson October 16, 2021 Hudson's Bay Company, Metis in the West
William Sinclair Jr.

William Sinclair Jr was one of the most interesting men to work west of the Rocky Mountains, but it took me a long time to put his story together —…

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Happy New Year

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson December 26, 2020 Fur Trade History, Hudson's Bay Company
Happy New Year

We have learned from my last post that Christmas Day in the HBC fur trade tended to be quiet and restful, with little trouble from anyone. So let’s see what…

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A Look-Back at James Birnie’s life

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson July 4, 2020 Fur Trade History, James and Charlot Birnie of Cathlamet
A Look-Back at James Birnie’s life

So, in 1846, James Birnie retired, a disappointed man, after 28 years of working in the fur trade of the North West Company and the Hudson’s Bay Company. How did…

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Finan McDonald’s letters

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson July 6, 2019 Fur Trade History, North West Company
Finan McDonald’s letters

I am browsing through some of my old records, and I stumbled on some research which will be of interest to many besides me. This research was done many years…

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Two Canoes: John Work arrives at his destination

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson May 5, 2018 "Two Canoes", "York Factory Express"
Two Canoes: John Work arrives at his destination

John Work is on his way west to Spokane House, his destination. In our last John Work post, we left his boats at the bottom end of the Upper Arrow…

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