Nancy Marguerite Anderson
Writer of Hudson's Bay Company history west of the Rocky Mountains. Learn more about my books at nancymargueriteanderson.com/nancy-marguerite-an… I live in beautiful #Victoria, #BC
- THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS Whaleteah, the chief of the Alexandria home guard, got along well with the chief trader in charge of the HBC post, and appears in the post journals of the time. #Journeys #TheHBCBrigades
- THREE JOURNEYS NORTH TO THE ARCTIC SEA: Two different groups of canoes travelled north from Cumberland House to the Churchill River and beyond. One travelled to Fort Chipewyan and the Peace, the other to the Rocky Mountains via Athabasca River. #Journeys #ThreeJourneysNorth
- THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS From the beautiful Nicola Valley, the HBC men of the Brigades made their way across Nicola River and travelled over the hills to the old post at #Kamloops. #TheHBCBrigades #Journeys
- THREE JOURNEYS NORTH TO THE ARCTIC SEA: Here is the story of two canoe journeys to the north, as both arrive at Cumberland House, the old post on Cumberland Lake. To reach this place, they must traverse a few muddy lakes. #Journeys #ThreeJourneysNorth
- THE YORK FACTORY EXPRESS: FORT VANCOUVER TO HUDSON BAY, 1826-1849 As they came west from York Factory in the late summer, the skies darkened and the men could see the Northern Lights flickering above them. #Journeys #YorkFactoryExpress
- THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS In 1847, Anderson and his men rode across the beautiful Nicola Valley, on their way home to #Kamloops from the lower Fraser River post of #FortLangley. #TheHBCBrigades #Journeys
- THREE JOURNEYS NORTH TO THE ARCTIC SEA: Cumberland House was on the junction of two major rivers--the #Saskatchewan, that led the HBC men to the west, and the Sturgeon-Weir, that led them to the north. #Journeys #ThreeJourneysNorth
- THE YORK FACTORY EXPRESS: FORT VANCOUVER TO HUDSON BAY, 1826-1849 The men of the incoming York Factory Express made their way up the #Saskatchewan River from Lake #Winnipeg to Cumberland House, at the junction of the Sturgeon-Weir. #YorkFactoryExpress #Journeys
- THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS In 1848, clerk Henry Newsham Peers kept the records of the nearly impossible HBC Brigade journey up the Fraser River to the post at #Kamloops. They made it, but lost many horses. #Journeys #TheHBCBrigades
- THREE JOURNEYS NORTH TO THE ARCTIC SEA: Once the HBC men on their way to the Arctic reached the mouth of the #Saskatchewan River, they made their way up the challenging three-mile-long rapid called the Grand Rapids. #Journeys #ThreeJourneysNorth
- THE YORK FACTORY EXPRESS: FORT VANCOUVER TO HUDSON BAY, 1826-1849 From Norway House, on Playgreen Lake, the men of the incoming York Factory Express made their way across Lake #Winnipeg to the #Saskatchewan River's mouth. #YorkFactoryExpress #Journeys
- THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS In 1846, Alexander Anderson and his small party of men walked through a grove of California Rhododendrons, and Anderson preserved a flower in his Latin Bible. #TheHBCBrigades #Journeys
- THREE JOURNEYS NORTH TO THE ARCTIC SEA: The HBC men never described the rivers they travelled, but later British explorers such as John Franklin did. Here is his description of the Echimamish River that led the men west to Norway House, on Playgreen Lake. #ThreeJourneysNorth
- THE YORK FACTORY EXPRESS: FORT VANCOUVER TO HUDSON BAY, 1826-1849 Spring Thaw was the most dangerous time to travel over frozen rivers by dog-sled, but there were times that the HBC men must do so. #YorkFactoryExpress #Journeys
- THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT & PERILOUS JOURNEYS On his way from #FortLangley to #Kamloops, Anderson and his men walked along the banks of the Nicolum River, passing through the place where the massive Hope Slide fell many years later. #TheHBCBrigades #Journeys
- THREE JOURNEYS NORTH TO THE ARCTIC SEA: Spring thaw was a beautiful things to see after a long winter of cold and snow. However, it is very difficult to travel through the thaw, and often quite dangerous when the ice on the rivers is melting away under your feet. #ThreeJourneysNorth
- THE YORK FACTORY EXPRESS: FORT VANCOUVER TO HUDSON BAY, 1826-1849 On his way into the interior in 1826, Lieutenant Aemilius Simpson describes his journey west up the Hayes River with the York Factory Express. #YorkFactoryExpress #Journeys
- THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS Ub 1846 and 1847, as Anderson travelled around the territory, he viewed the Salish Wool Dogs and saw the weaving of the blankets that the local First Nations did. #Journeys #TheHBCBrigades
- THREE JOURNEYS NORTH TO THE ARCTIC SEA: When the HBC wrote their journals they did not describe the landmarks along the Hayes River; but the later British explorers, such as Lieutenant John Franklin, did. #TheJourneysNorth #Journeys
- THE YORK FACTORY EXPRESS: FORT VANCOUVER TO HUDSON BAY, 1826-1849 In November, 1824, the post called Norway House caught fire and burned to the ground, destroying thousands of pounds worth of furs and trade goods. #YorkFactoryExpress #Journeys
- Shame on them. In #Vancouver #BC
- THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS Smess was a large lake north of #FortLangley, where many Sto:lo people lived in houses built on stilts. Today it is Sumas Prairie, but the lake keeps trying to come back. #Journeys #TheHBCBrigades
- THREE JOURNEYS NORTH TO THE ARCTIC SEA: In 1843, clerk Augustus Peers left York Factory by dogsled, and arrived at Oxford House, half way up the hill to Norway House. In his unpublished manuscript, he describes this interesting old fort. #Journeys #ThreeJourneysNorth
- YORK FACTORY EXPRESS: FORT VANCOUVER TO HUDSON BAY, 1826-1849 Before the British explorers under John Franklin came to Hudson Bay, there was no good description of the Echimamish River to be found anywhere. The HBC men did not describe it. #Journeys #YorkFactoryExpress
- THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS In 1846, Alexander Anderson and his small party of men walked over the height of land to continue their exploration west to the #Lillooet River and #FortLangley #TheHBCBrigades #Journeys
- THREE JOURNEYS NORTH TO THE ARTIC SEA: One of the most interesting things I read in Augustus Peers journal was how the HBC men created a winter encampment, using their snowshoes as shovels to do so! #ThreeJourneysNorth #Journeys
- THE YORK FACTORY EXPRESS: FORT VANCOUVER TO HUDSON BAY, 1826-1849 Many HBC men travelled down the Hayes River, but none left descriptions of the landmarks they passed. When the English explorers arrived, however, they described the features. #YorkFactoryExpress
- THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS From what is now Anderson Lake, A.C. Anderson and his small party of men made their way west over the height of land to the headwaters of the Lillooet River and Lake, in search of a new brigade trail. #TheHBCBrigades
- THREE JOURNEYS NORTH TO THE ARCTIC SEA: In the late winter of 1842, young Augustus Peers set off on a dog-sled journey over the snow, travelling from York Factory to Norway House in the wintertime. #Journeys #ThreeJourneysNorth
- THE YORK FACTORY EXPRESS: FORT VANCOUVER TO HUDSON BAY, 1826-1849 In 1823, John Work began his journey west from York Factory to the west side of the Rocky Mountains, travelling over the old historic river trail that all the HBC men used. #ThreeJourneysNorth #Journeys #YorkFactoryExpress
- Me, too!
- THREE JOURNEYS NORTH TO THE ARCTIC SEA: Snowshoeing was a skill that every man new to the HBC had to learn, and it was not an easy skill to pick up--as this new clerk discovered at York Factory. #Journeys #ThreeJourneysNorth
- THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS The First Nations potlatch traditions spread far and wide, and it may be that the food gifts these people left for the explorers who pass through their land was a form of potlatch. #TheHBCBrigades #Journeys
- THE YORK FACTORY EXPRESS: FORT VANCOUVER TO HUDSON BAY, 1826-1849 The Hayes River was a beautiful if rough river with many interesting landmarks along its route, but it is only the English explorers who describe it well. #YorkFactoryExpress #Journeys
- THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS In 1846, Alexander Anderson and his small party of HBC men walked along the shores of Seton and Anderson Lakes, on their way west to #FortLangley. #TheHBCBrigades #Journeys
- THREE JOURNEYS NORTH TO THE ARCTIC SEA: In 1842, young Augustus Peers arrived at York Factory and spent a winter there. He describes his arrival at the place Like all young new clerks, he had a lot to learn about the HBC's business. #ThreeJourneysNorth
- THE YORK FACTORY EXPRESS: FORT VANCOUVER TO HUDSON BAY, 1826-1849 Once I discovered that the Hayes River that flowed to Hudson Bay past York Factory was actually called the York Factory River, I kept noticing that name and learning new stories. #YorkFactoryExpress
- THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS When Alexander Anderson set out to find a new brigade trail in 1846, he needed to keep in mind the many requirements that a horse trail through the mountains must meet. #TheHBCBrigades #Journeys
- THREE JOURNEYS NORTH TO THE ARCTIC SEA: In 1842, Augustus Peers sailed from London to York Factory after he joined the HBC. Peers was a good writer, and left us a vivid history of his voyage across the North Atlantic. #ThreeJourneysNorth
- THE YORK FACTORY EXPRESS: FORT VANCOUVER TO HUDSON BAY, 1826-1849 The York Factory River was the name the HBC men gave to the short stretch of the Hayes River that led them directly to their headquarters on Hudson Bay -- that is, York Factory. #YorkFactoryExpress
- THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS In 1845, the Fraser River was blocked by a landslide and the water backed up so high behind the earthdam that it flooded Fort Alexandria. #TheHBCBrigades #Journeys
- THREE JOURNEYS NORTH TO THE ARCTIC SEA: The ship that carried the new clerk, Augustus Peers, west to Hudson Bay stopped first at the Orkney Islands, to load provisions and to pick up new men for the trade. #ThreeJourneysNorth #Journeys
- THE YORK FACTORY EXPRESS: FORT VANCOUVER TO HUDSON BAY, 1826-1849 I found John O'Brien in the York Factory Express, and had no idea who he was. Later I found him on the Pacific Slopes, and after that, in an HBC post in the north. #YorkFactoryExpress #Journeys buff.ly/3dlLKHL
- THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS I have two stories to tell you. The first is of Patrick McKenzie, who accidentally shot and killed a prominent chief's son. The second is the story of a mountain rescue in the snow. #TheHBCBrigades #Journeys
- THREE JOURNEYS NORTH TO THE ARCTIC SEA: In 1842, Augustus Richard Peers joined the HBC and came to York Factory. I found his journal only because I was checking that he was not the Peers I had already written about. He was not: #ThreeJourneysNorth #NWT #Journeys
- THE YORK FACTORY EXPRESS: FORT VANCOUVER TO HUDSON BAY, 1826-1849 Aemilius Simpson was the cousin of Governor George Simpson, and he travelled west in the York Factory Express to become a ship-master on the Pacific slopes, where he made history. #YorkFactoryExpress
- THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS The Salmon runs up the Fraser River were important to the HBC men in New Caledonia, as the fish provided food for both First Nations and the HBC men themselves. #TheHBCBrigades
