First post! It's a pic of my history of adoption book, currently under revision with Pen and Sword for the new paperback edition out soon. Loved revisiting it with such a deep dive. And sticky tabs are the best!
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When I discover that I have written in a novel something strongly supported in the historical record as plausible, I make a sound.
"OoooooooOh."
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A selection of furs that hang from the rafters in the old storehouse at replica Fort Langley.
HBC BRIGADES, WM CONNOLLY'S 1826 JOURNAL:
"The Indians appear to be the most wretched people in the creation. Their whole time is occupied in procuring food, consisting of Fish & Roots, and very seldom kill either Beaver or any other fur bearing Animals. What furs they do... #AmWritingHistory
Men on horseback leading packhorses, with rocks and mountains in the background.
HBC BRIGADES, WM CONNOLLY'S 1826 JOURNAL
"Pursued our route and Baited the Horses at the drowned Horse Lake, at 10 am. At 2p pm we resumed our JOurney and Encamped at six. Passed a couple of camps of Indians who gave us a few Fish for Tobacco & Ammunition. They appear to be... #AmWritingHistory
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A birch meadow butts onto a lake or a river with brush on its shoreline and trees that follow it around the bend.
HBC BRIGADES, WM CONNOLLY'S 1826 JOURNAL:
"The progress of vegetation is less the nearer we approach the Mountain, and the Horses now feed for the most part either upon very young grass, or the stubble of last year, which does not afford much nourishment. The weather is fine. #AmWritingHistory
Typical encampment of HBC fur trade, with canvas tents for the gentlemen and cook fires for all. To the left men talk under a canvas fly. In the background the palisades of replica Fort Langley.
HBC BRIGADES, WM CONNOLLY'S 1826 JOURNAL:
"At four pm we reached the Beaver dam River which was also too deep to ford. The Horses swam across & the property was carried over a Bridge formed by drift wood. At this place we Encamped for the night. The progress of vegetation is less.. #AmWritingHistory
A little river running between rocky and bare banks with shrubs like sage and little trees and bushes.
HBC BRIGADES, WM CONNOLLY'S 1826 JOURNAL
"In the afternoon we pursued our route in course of which we passed a river too deep to be forded, but its breadth not exceeding ten yards we threw a bridge across, over which the Horses passed with their loads. At 4 o'clock we reached... #AmWritingHistory
THE YORK FACTORY EXPRESS: FORT VANCOUVER TO HUDSON BAY, 1826-1849
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Sioux Island Rapids -- how did Henry James Warren happen to give this place that name? #HistoricJourney #AmWritingHistory
Sunrise or sunset over a smooth body of water, the hills and trees in mid ground silhouetted against the lighter sky.
HBC BRIGADES, WM CONNOLLY'S 1826 JOURNAL:
"Two hours after leaving our Encampment we passed a small river sufficiently deep to wet the lower part of some of the Packs. At a small lake suitable to our purpose, we halted to give the Horses their usual rest, and to dry the furs. #AmWritingHistory
Men on horseback with packhorses in front of piles of rocks and mountains in the background.
HBC BRIGADES, WM CONNOLLY'S 1826 JOURNAL:
"We had frequent showers of rain, but none of sufficient violence to retard our march or injure the Furs. Two hours after leaving our Encampment we passed a small river sufficiently deep to wet the lower part of some of the Packs. #AmWritingHistory #BookSky
Typical encampment of HBC fur trade, with canvas tents for the gentlemen and cook fires for all. To the left men talk under a canvas fly. In the background the palisades of replica Fort Langley.
HBC BRIGADES, WM CONNOLLY'S 1826 JOURNAL:
"We also found it Expedient to allow the Horses a few Hours rest each day, by which means they are never exhausted. They are soon refreshed and enabled to perform longer days journeys with less fatigue than they possibly could by going... #AmWritingHistory
THE YORK FACTORY EXPRESS: FORT VANCOUVER TO HUDSON BAY, 1826-1849
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Clerk James Douglas took out the York Factory Express to Red River in 1835. When he brought it home that same year, he was Chief Trader! #HistoricJourney #AmWritingHistory https://buff.ly/3ZriYEU
Dark and misty night on the banks of a river or a lake, with trees and shrubs on beach silhouetted against the lighter sky.
HBC BRIGADES, WM CONNOLLY'S 1826 JOURNAL:
"With these people we Exchanged a Mare and a Horse that were miserably poor & unable to proceed much farther, for two Horses in good Condition, by giving a few trifles in the bargain. We also found it expedient to allow the Horses... #AmWritingHistory
Sunrise or sunset over a smooth body of water, the line of hills and trees in mid-distance silhouetted against the lighter sky.
HBC BRIGADES, WM CONNOLLY'S 1826 JOURNAL:
"These Indians being Notorious Horse Thieves, we began on the night of the 13th to keep watch, a practice I mean to observe as long as any danger may be supposed to exist. With these people we exchanged a Mare and a Horse that were poor... #AmWritingHistory
Birch trees in a meadow that butts on the edge of a lake or river, with brush and trees that follow it around its bend.
HBC BRIGADES, WM CONNOLLY'S 1826 JOURNAL:
"Pheasants and water fowl were also in tolerable abundance, of which we procured a few, and from the Indians who frequent the Lakes that lay on our route for the purpose of fishing, we obtained a few Trout, Carp, & some roots. These... #AmWritingHistory
THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, AND PERILOUS JOURNEYS OF THE FUR TRADE
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Researching the New Caleodonia post of #FortStJames seemed the right thing to do, but there are many missing journals... #HBCHistory #AmWritingHistory
Men on horseback with packhorses, with rocks and mountains in the background.
HBC BRIGADES, WM CONNOLLY'S 1826 JOURNAL:
"We proceeded from our Encampments both these days at our usual hour, at half an hour after 4 am. The Country we passed through is beautiful, the roads level & unobstructed, and food for our Horses plentiful, which allowed us to perform.. #AmWritingHistory
Typical encampment of the HBC fur trade, with canvas tents for the gentlemen and cook fires for all. To the left men talk under a canvas fly. In the background, the palisades of replica Fort Langley.
HBC BRIGADES, WM CONNOLLY'S 1826 JOURNAL:
"AT 12 we reached a small lake with excellent grass in its vicinity, which of itself was a strong inducement to Encamp for the night, even if the fatigued state of the Horses are in from the unevenness of the road we passed through today #AmWritingHistory
Grasslands with birch trees butt up to a lake with shrubs and trees growing along its bank, following it around the bend.
HBC BRIGADES, WM CONNOLLY'S 1826 JOURNAL:
"At length this difficulty was overcome, and we continued to follow the left Bank of Fraser's River until half an hour after Noon, when we left it to pursue the shortest route to #Kamloops. At 12 we reached a small lake with excellent grass #AmWritingHistory
THE YORK FACTORY EXPRESS: FORT VANCOUVER TO HUDSON BAY, 1826-1849
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The journey from Fort Nez Perces to Fort Colvile was not an easy one, as the river was full of rapids and flowed heavily against them... #HistoricJourney #AmWritingHistory https://buff.ly/3Zakkm6
THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS OF THE FUR TRADE
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The HBC gentlemen who explored the Fraser river now had an opportunity to go home, and they did. They paddled out of the Fraser and south.... #AmWritingHistory https://buff.ly/4eHju5P
Men on horseback with packhorses stand before a background of rocks, hills, and mountains.
HBC BRIGADES, WM CONNOLLY'S 1826 JOURNAL:
"Some rain that fell during the last night had softened the mud and rendered the Hill so extremely slippery that several Horses reached the summit only after repeated efforts, in each of which they rolled back again to the imminent risk... #AmWritingHistory
A muddy road leads through a grasslands toward a grove of trees, and a long line of trees extends over the hilltops beyond.
HBC BRIGADES, WM CONNOLLY'S 1826 JOURNAL:
"We were ready to start at an early hour, but much time was lost in climbing up a steep Hill forming the bank of the gully in which we had encamped. Some rain that fell during the last night had softened the mud and rendered the hill... #AmWritingHistory
Sunrise or sunset over a smooth body of water, the line of trees and hills in mid distance silhouetted against the lighter sky.
HBC BRIGADES, WM CONNOLLY'S 1826 JOURNAL:
"In the evening the Furs were dry and repacked and everything in readiness to resume our Journey early tomorrow morning.
"12th. We were ready to start at an early hour, but much time was lost in climbing up a steep Hill forming the... #AmWritingHistory
THE YORK FACTORY EXPRESS: FORT VANCOUVER TO HUDSON BAY, 1826-1849
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Quite by accident, I found a very interesting man travelling out in the boats of the outgoing 1847 York Factory Express. #HistoricJourney #AmWritingHistory https://buff.ly/3CDbfu9
Typical encampment of HBC fur trade, with canvas tents for the gentlemen and cook fires for all. To the left men talk under a canvas fly. In the background the palisades of replica Fort Langley.
THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS OF THE FUR TRADE
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When the HBC men reached the Fraser River in 1824, they explored up the river and met some very interesting First Nations men. #HistoricJourney #AmWritingHistory
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