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THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS
There was plenty of work to be done at #FortStJames, in order to get everything prepared, packed, and settled before the gentlemen left for their four month long journey to Fort #Vancouver #WA and back. #TheHBCBrigades #Journeys #BCHistory https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/fort-st-james/

THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS
In 1835, Peter Skene Ogden was assigned the job of managing the enormous territory of New Caledonia, with his headquarters at Fort St. James #FortStJames in north central British Columbia #BCHistory Always a wanderer, Ogden did not settle down at the post for long. #Journeys #TheHBCBrigades #BC https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/peter-skene-ogden/

THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS
In 1826, and later in 1831, the men of the incoming New Caledonia brigades make their way up the Nechako River toward #FortStJames after a long journey south to Fort #Vancouver #WA. #Journeys #BCHistory #TheHBCBrigades https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/brigade-twenty-one/

THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS
When the men in the HBC Brigades finally reached Bridge River, on their way North to Fort Alexandria and #FortStJames, they knew that the hard part of the journey home was finished and the easiest part was to come. #TheHBCBrigades #Journeys #HBCHistory #BCHistory https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/bridge-river/