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St. George's Anglican Church, Fort Langley. Built in 1901.

As writer Thomson Highway (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomson_Highway) said "There's a major fault in Western society. It makes room for only one god, and in only one gender. There's no balance, no co-existence, no partnership."
The history of intolerance speaks for itself. The Christian take-over of North America brought unimageable harm to the non-confirming.

The Canadian landscape is littered with these little emblems of worship.

#architecture #canadahistory #fortlangley

Lovely Greetings

Greetings from and love for Fort Langley.

May 8, 2026
Gasoline Alley,
Fort Langley, BC, Canada

Fish Run

A fish run in Fort Langley.

May 8, 2026
Gasoline Alley,
Fort Langley, BC, Canada

Umbrellas

Umbrellas dancing in the rain in Fort Langley.

May 8, 2026
Gasoline Alley,
Fort Langley, BC, Canada

Classy Couple

A classy couple having fun in Fort Langley.

May 8, 2026
Gasoline Alley,
Fort Langley, BC, Canada

Love the Fun

Love the fun in Fort Langley.

May 8, 2026
Gasoline Alley,
Fort Langley, BC, Canada

Good Dog

A sparkly dog guarding the entrance to Gasoline Alley.

May 8, 2026
Gasoline Alley,
Fort Langley, BC, Canada

THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS
A few years ago now, I attended a festival of sorts at Michaud House, in Langley, where I gave a short talk about the journey that James McMillan and his party of explorers, made from the mouth of the Columbia River, through Puget Sound and by a narrow winding stream to the banks of the Fraser River and home again. This expedition found the location for a new HBC post, #FortLangley #Journeys #TheHBCBrigades https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/michaud-house/

THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS
At the very end of December, 1824, the last men of the expedition that explored the banks of the Fraser River return home to Fort George, at the mouth of the Columbia River #Vancouver #WA #WAHistory #TheHBCBrigades #FortLangley https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/frasers-river/

THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS
In 1824, James McMillan's party of men followed the Nicomekl River east from Puget Sound to the Fraser River, in search of a place where the future #FortLangley would be constructed a few years later. #TheHBCBrigades #Journeys #WAHistory #BCHistory https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/nicomekl-river/

THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS
In 1849, Eden Colvile, who was then Deputy-Governor of the HBC, came to New Caledonia and rode over the Brigade trail to Fort #HopeBC and #FortLangley. #Journeys #TheHBCBrigades #BCHistory https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/collins-gulch/

THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS
In 1848, Henry Newsham Peers kept the journal for the incoming HBC Brigades, as they made their journey up the Fraser River from #FortLangley, on the lower river, to #Kamloops, on the Thompson River (which flows into the Fraser). Although he doesn't say so exactly, it as a tough journey. #Journeys #TheHBCBrigades #BCHistory https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/henry-newsham-peers-journal/

THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS
As Anderson made his way down the Fraser River from #Kamloops to #FortLangley, he saw in the First Nations villages something that looked like goats, but which turned out to be the Salish wool dogs from which the Indigenous people wove their blankets. #TheHBCBrigades #Journeys #WestOfTheMountains https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/salish-wool-dog/

THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS
One of the First Nations men that Anderson met on his expeditions to find a new brigade trail between #Kamloops and #FortLangley was the #Okanagan chief Tsilaxitsa. Tsilaxitsa and Black Eye's son explored for a new trail for the HBC men. #TheHBCBrigades #Journeys #WestOfTheRockies https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/tsilaxitsa-okanagan-chief/

THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS
One of Alexander Anderson's companions on his expedition to #FortLangley from #Kamloops in 1847 was Michel Fallardeau, a mixed-blood man who arrived in the territory west of the Rockies in the 1827 Express led by Edward Ermatinger. Fallardeau died a somewhat mysterious death, caused by a beating from an HBC gentleman. #Journeys #TheHBCBrigades #WestOfTheMountains https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/michel-fallardeau/

THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS
In 1847, HBC clerk Montrose McGillivray accompanied Alexander Anderson on his second journey from #Kamloops to #FortLangley, on this occasion following the turbulent Fraser River south by a trail that took them past its steep, narrow canyons. #TheHBCBrigades #Journeys #WestOfTheRockies https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/montrose-mcgillivray/

THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS
In 1847, Alexander Anderson led his small party of men on foot down the banks of the Thompson River west of #Kamloops, where they searched for a possible new route to #FortLangley for the HBC Brigades. #Journeys #TheHBCBrigades #WestOfTheMountains https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/mighty-thompson-river/

THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS
In 1846, Alexander Anderson (who later named the lake for his own family) made his way across the portage from Anderson Lake to Lillooet Lake and beyond, following the water as it flowed west toward the lower Fraser River. He and his small party of men were searching for a new brigade trail that would bring them to the #FortLangley from #Kamloops. #Journeys #TheHBCBrigades #WestOfTheMountains https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/harrison-lillooet-trail-3/

THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS
IN 1846, Chief Trader Alexander Anderson did not lead out the brigade to Fort #Vancouver. Instead, he began an exploration to find a new brigade trail that would run from #Kamloops to #FortLangley, on the lower Fraser River. His first expedition led him to Seton and Anderson Lakes... #Journeys #TheHBCBrigades #WestOfTheMountains https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/anderson-seton-lakes/

THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS
In 1846, Alexander Anderson set out on his exploration for a new brigade trail that would pass through the range of rugged mountains that lie between #Kamloops and #FortLangley, on the lower Fraser River. #Journeys #TheHBCBrigades #WestOfTheMountains https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/hbc-brigades/

THE YORK FACTORY EXPRESS: FORT VANCOUVER TO HUDSON BAY, 1826-1849
John Greig was the miller at Fort Colvile. When he quit the HBC he rode west over the HBC Brigade Trail to #FortLangley. However, on his later property outside Fort #Victoria #BC he told his friends stories about his journey across the continent in the #YorkFactoryExpress #Journeys #HBCHistory https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/john-greig/

THE YORK FACTORY EXPRESS: FORT VANCOUVER TO HUDSON BAY, 1826-1849
George Barnston travelled into the Columbia district with the first York Factory Express which reached Fort #Vancouver in November 1826. He worked in this district west of the Rocky Mountains for many years afterwards, at #WallaWalla, and at #FortLangley as well. #YorkFactoryExpress #Journeys #WestOfTheMountains https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/george-barnston/

THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS
In 1828, Governor Simpson visited the west side of the Rocky Mountains, travelling south from the Peace River through #FortStJames and #Kamloops, and finally travelling through the Fraser Canyon to #FortLangley. At the end of the journey he decided against using this route as a brigade trail. #Journeys #TheHBCBrigades https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/two-canoes-twenty-eight/

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/