THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS
There were a number of places where Fort Alexandria stood over the years, and it is a bit of an adventure to discover where they were. That knowledge changes the story somewhat. #History #TheHBCBrigades #Journeys #HBCHistory #WestOfTheMountains https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/fort-alexandria-location/

THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS
Historians can argue about the details of a story, but the main story becomes clear as they present their ideas to an audience. Who is right? We have to make up our own minds on that, and perhaps everyone is right. #Journeys #TheHBCBrigades #HBCHistory https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/duelling-hisorians/

THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS
The North West Company man in charge of the New Caledonia district was John Stuart, and he was the man who was mostly responsible for finding the route for the original brigade trails through the territory. #Journeys #TheHBCBrigades #WestOfTheMountains https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/john-stuart/

THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS
From the post at #WallaWalla #WA, the HBC clerk Thomas Lowe will return to Fort #Vancouver by a newly built pioneer road that leads him to the Willamette Valley--the Barlow Road. #TheHBCBrigades #Journeys #WAHistory https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/the-barlow-road/

THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS
When a historian begins any research into the history of the HBC Brigades in #BritishColumbia and #WA, he or she must look at the northern post of #FortStJames, because everything begins there. #WestOfTheMountains #TheHBCBrigades #Journeys https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/fort-st-james-2/

THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS
In 1849, clerk Thomas Lowe followed the Columbia River to the east, using the same track that the outgoing York Factory Express used. He would go no further than #WallaWalla, however. #Journeys #TheHBCBrigades #ColumbiaRiver #WA https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/up-the-columbia/

THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS
When the men of the HBC Brigades left the #Kamloops post on their way to #FortLangley, they crossed the mountains that lay ahead of them by a stream that ran through Collins Gulch. #Journeys #TheHBCBrigades #HBCHistory https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/collins-gulch/

THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS
Joachim Lafleur was a long time HBC employee who worked mostly in the Okanagan or at Kamloops. He was well known for a quirk he had: he was very afraid of snakes! #Journeys #TheHBCBrigades #WestOfTheMountains https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/joachim-lafleur/

THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS
John Lee Lewes was an HBC man who came from a London theatre background. He kept his theatrical tendencies even in the HBC trade, where he was known as a fop. #Journeys #TheHBCBrigades #HBCHistory https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/fur-trade-fop/

THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS
In 1848, Peter Skene Ogden reported to Governor Simpson on the effects that the California gold rush had on his HBC headquarters of Fort #Vancouver and the area that surrounded it. #Journeys #WestOfTheMountains #TheHBCBrigades https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/california-gold-rush/