Landmarks on the Hayes River
As you know I have been taking a holiday, spending time in the Archives and also in editing my third book. You can order my books, The HBC Brigades, and…
Read moreThe Tin Canoe
James Evans was a Methodist missionary who set up the mission at Norway House as the result of a conversation with Governor George Simpson. According to the Dictionary of Canadian…
Read moreSnowshoeing
The HBC’s “Rupertsland” was a land of winter, and for the HBC men snow-shoes were essential. At some point in their lives, every man who worked for the HBC (and…
Read moreThe York Factory Express, Introduction
Welcome to the York Factory Express, and its many stories of Scottish traders and Métis voyageurs and others who travelled across the continent in the Express boats. This is my…
Read moreAemilius Simpson, his cousin George, and the birth of the York Factory Express
Aemilius Simpson was a very interesting young man, and one who kept a concise journal of his voyage across the North American continent, from York Factory to Fort Vancouver, Columbia…
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