The fur trade played a large role in shaping early North American economies and cultures. The North American fur trade was a key economic and cultural system linking Indigenous and European peoples, ...

The mountains -- The Shoshone: first people in the valley -- The "Hole" story -- Pierre Tevanitagon -- John Colter and Pierre's Hole: 1807-1808 -- Andrew Henry and the St. Louis Missouri Fur Company: ...

Furs settle the New World. "As fine a river as can be found" ; The precious beaver ; New Amsterdam rising ; "The Bible and the beaver" -- Clash of empires. Competition, conflict, and chicanery ; "Many ...

GREEN RIVER — In presentations throughout the day for over 100 students attending the Green River High School’s Wyoming History class, mountain men and the fur trade were the topics of a recent ...

FLINT, Mich. (WNEM) - From Fort Detroit to Flint, TV5′s Elisse Ramey shows us how an artist’s contemporary twist on history is shedding light on an industry not often talked about through illustrating ...

The Museum of the Fur Trade Board of Directors announces the retirement of museum director, Gail DeBuse Potter at the end of 2014. Gail DeBuse Potter became the director of the Museum of the Fur Trade ...

Fort Winnebago Surgeons Quarters will host its Fall History Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at 1824 E. Highway 33, Portage. Focusing on the fur trade in the early to mid-1800s, this free ...

In this December 2009 photo, Doug Halsey demonstrates how firearms were used at Fort Vancouver. In the 1840s, firearms competitions were common during New Year’s celebrations. (The Columbian files) In ...