Tom will be presenting a version of one of his favourite recent presentations on November 25 at the University Women’s Club at Hycroft Manor in Vancouver, BC. Tickets are available. This is a part of their wonderful Heritage Hour programming. An Imaginary Line: the HBC, the US, and the Fight against the 49th Parallel Tuesday,Continue reading “Mark Your Calendar: “An Imaginary Line” presented November 25, 2025 in Vancouver (repost/reminder).”
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Mark Your Calendar: “An Imaginary Line” presented November 25, 2025 in Vancouver.
Tom will be presenting a version of one of his favourite recent presentations on November 25 at the University Women’s Club at Hycroft Manor in Vancouver, BC. Tickets are available. This is a part of their wonderful Heritage Hour programming. An Imaginary Line: the HBC, the US, and the Fight against the 49th Parallel Tuesday,Continue reading “Mark Your Calendar: “An Imaginary Line” presented November 25, 2025 in Vancouver.”
Fresh Content: new ECAMP article from Tom
Tom has authored a new article for the Edmonton City as Museum Project. Read all about collective bargaining among the HBC’s boatmen in 1853!
North Saskatchewan Heritage River Webinar
In Spring of 2021 I got to participate in a Heritage River webinar as part of Smoky Lake County’s efforts to have the North Saskatchewan River recognised as one of Canada’s heritage rivers. (This was successful!) From 30.40 to 40.51 you can see my story “Mr. Rowand’s River Race: The Year the North Saskatchewan wasContinue reading “North Saskatchewan Heritage River Webinar”
Clio’s Armada: Fraser River Flat-Bottomed Skiffs and Britannia Shipyards Nat’l Historic Site
In the 1990s, the Britannia Shipyard National Historic Site Society built two replicas of the Fraser River flat-bottomed skiff. These craft fished the Fraser River in what is now British Columbia in the 1870s and 1880s before being replaced by round-bottomed boats. They could be maneuvered by oars as well as sprit-sails in favourable weather.Continue reading “Clio’s Armada: Fraser River Flat-Bottomed Skiffs and Britannia Shipyards Nat’l Historic Site”
North Wind Heritage Consulting 