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Queen street to celebrate the launch of hudsons bay company. The remarkable history of the hudsons bay company paperback jan 11 2005. For example, when it comes time to discuss pemmicam, the food used by the voyageurs, you get a minihistory of buffalo and how each part of the body is used. We are committed to the preservation, education, and promotion of hudsons bay companys history and the ongoing care and maintenance of the companys historical hbc corporate art, artifact, image, and reference collections. The british sent a recon mission there in 1669, and the hudsons bay company was incorporated on may 2, 1670. Including that of the french traders of northwestern canada and of the northwest. What assouline books didnt know was that our friend is a published. Queen street to celebrate the launch of hudson s bay company.
The great company, as the hudson s bay company was known, did a highly profitable business, but hudson bay was claimed also by the french, who sent expeditions against the posts that recently had been established near the mouths of the moose, albany, severn, and nelson rivers. Hudsons bay company has shaped the history and culture of canada for more than 300 years. Hbc heritage is an internal department of hudsons bay company. As the chain of posts extended farther and farther inland, the period between buying goods in london and delivering there the furs obtained in exchange grew more and more formidable. The remarkable history of the hudson s bay company. Hudson s bay company recorded information that was useful for its business purposes and activities and as such, information recorded about employees usually included only the most basic information, such as age, parish of origin, years of service, capacity of service, posts stationed at, salary, etc. Hudsons bay company archives hbca, home to the archival records of hudsons bay company hbc, is part of the archives of manitoba operating under the archives and recordkeeping act and 1994 gift agreement between hbc and the government of manitoba. The company s monopoly was not respected by other english traders. To search for records created by a particular hudson s bay company post, district.
In 1670, the company is officially declared and given access to ruperts land. Named after prince rupert, it was an area of about 7 770 000 km. Canadian history in the story of the hudsons bay company. Types of post records common research topics hudsons bay. The records are found in the post journals or the reports in the district of the miscellaneous records. Students use the eco exploration, the fur trade and hudson s bay company, the eco database, as well as other sources identified to complete a report or essay on some aspect of hudson s bay company and life in what would one day become. Oct 25, 2011 when a prestigious new york citybased publishing house contacted winnipeg journalist mark reid last year they explained they were looking for a canadian writer with a background in history and a special interest in the hudsons bay company. In its efforts of becoming an environmentally conscious company, assouline will plant one tree for every book sold. Many types of business records were created at hudson s bay company hbc posts, districts, departments, and ships. As the company evolved from fur traders and settlers to contemporary fashion leaders, the men and women of the bay have left their mark on both the country and its people.
Hudsons bay company definition of hudsons bay company by. Posts about hudsons bay company written by belowbc. The bay is named after henry hudson, an englishman sailing for the dutch east india company, and after whom the river that he explored in 1609 is also named. Hudson bay company article about hudson bay company by the. Hudsons bay com pany has shaped the history and culture of canada for more than 300 years. Hbc was a fur trading business for most of its history, a past that is entwined with the colonization of british north america and the development of canada. Fashionunited takes a closer look and asks who is hudsons bay co history of the company. Apr 26, 2011 hudson s bay company has shaped the history and culture of canada for more than 300 years.
The bay continued their partyhosting streak last night theyve previously. During six years residence in the territories of the honourable hudsons ba. Dec 25, 2009 fort colvile, located near kettle falls, was established by the british hudson s bay company hbc in 1825 when it moved its upper columbia basin furtrading operations to this new location from spokane house established in 1810. An error has occurred while processing your request. Hudson bay encompasses 1,230,000 km 2 470,000 sq mi, making it the secondlargest water body using the term bay in the world after the bay of bengal. Assouline is please to announce its latest title, hudsons bay company. These could be reached from the north through hudson bay, instead of over land from new france a french colony. Hudson s bay company synonyms, hudson s bay company pronunciation, hudson s bay company translation, english dictionary definition of hudson s bay company. Encyclopedia of the great plains hudsons bay company.
Mar, 2019 the hudsons bay company hbc, chartered 2 may 1670, is the oldest incorporated jointstock merchandising company in the englishspeaking world. The first ships to sail under the company are the eaglet and nonsuch, which set sail on june 3, 1668. Hudsons bay company staff moore and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Pearhead hello baby memory book, offering the modern energy, style and personalized service of the bay stores, in an enhanced. Assouline is proud to announce its collaboration with one tree planted in its initiative to help create a more sustainable world. October 28, 2011 toronto, on the hudsons bay company is thrilled to announce the release of its new book, hudsons bay company, a 280page story about the companys historical journey in canada published by assouline. Books about hudsons bay company sorted by popularity project. When a prestigious new york citybased publishing house contacted winnipeg journalist mark reid last year they explained they were looking for a canadian writer with a background in history and a special interest in the hudson s bay company. These were brought out in the company s ships to the posts on hudson bay each year as soon as the straits were open, and the ships returned with packs of furs. The hudsons bay company collaborates with worldfamous.
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