THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS
At last, on the last day of 1824, the men who were in James McMillan's exploration brigade to the Fraser River finally make it home to Fort George #Astoria, after a few weeks of rain, cold winter weather and bad winds that delayed them in their journey. #TheHBCBrigades #Journeys #WestOfTheMountains https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/frasers-river/

THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS
In 1824, James McMillan and his small group of explorers made a winter journey from Fort George #Astoria to the Fraser River by a stream that led them north from Puget Sound. They spent some days exploring the river and speaking to the First Nations people who lived near where #FortLangley would later be constructed. #TheHBCBrigades #WestOfTheMountains #Journeys https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/exploring-frasers-river/

THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS
At the north end of Puget Sound, the party of explorers under James McMillan must wait until the weather turned. They were impatient, however, and found another (tho' very difficult) route to the Fraser River. #TheHBCBrigades #Journeys #WestOfTheMountains https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/nicomekl-river/

THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS
Once the HBC men under James McMillan made their way across the Olympic Peninsula to the bottom of Puget Sound, they paddled their boats across the sound and north toward the mouth of the Fraser River, which they were to explore. #Journeys #TheHBCBrigades #WestOfTheMountains https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/puget-sound/

THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS
In 1824, James McMillan's expedition north to the Fraser River left Fort George #Astoria #WA shortly after the arrival of the incoming boats that carried him into the territory. McMillan was exploring the Fraser for the location of the new #FortLangley. #HBCHistory #Journeys #TheHBCBrigades https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/fraser-river/

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/