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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Peter Warren Dease in New Caledonia

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson May 19, 2024 "Journeys", "The Brigades"

Peter Warren Dease was assigned the charge of the New Caledonia district in 1831, taking over the charge of the district from Chief Factor William Connolly, who had been at…

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North Saskatchewan Posts

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson May 30, 2020 "York Factory Express", Hudson's Bay Company
North Saskatchewan Posts

The posts on the North Saskatchewan River had a much more confusing history than those on the Saskatchewan, having to close or change locations many times over the years! Again,…

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Was James King murdered by Joseph-Maurice LaMothe?

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson January 25, 2015 "York Factory Express", Hudson's Bay Company
Was James King murdered by Joseph-Maurice LaMothe?

Like John Cole before them, fur traders James King of the North West Company, and the New Nor’Wester’s clerk Joseph-Maurice LaMothe, made history along the North Saskatchewan River. No, neither…

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