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Explore presents the Hudson’s Bay Company - Part 4(3): Treasures of the fur trade

Posted June 26, 202000:15:08

In this final episode of Explore’s journey into the history of the Hudson’s Bay Company as it turns 350 years old, we take one last trip...

Explore presents the Hudson’s Bay Company - Part 4(2): Blankets and moccasins

Posted June 19, 202000:13:45

On this episode of Explore, we take another fascinating dive into the Hudson’s Bay Company Collection at the Manitoba Museum.

It contains...

Explore presents the Hudson’s Bay Company - Part 4(1): The Royal Charter

Posted June 11, 202000:11:47

“CHARLES THE SECOND, by the Grace of God, King of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c. To ALL to whom these Presents...

Explore presents HBC BONUS EPISODE - Life at Fort Simpson

Posted June 4, 202000:16:05

What was it like to live in a remote Hudson’s Bay trading post in the 1880s in Canada’s north?

In this bonus episode of the Explore series...

Explore presents the Hudson’s Bay Company - Part 3: The rise of the Métis

Posted May 28, 202000:39:36

“I would say the Métis all track back to the fur trade and they probably all have some connections in the Hudson’s Bay Company,” says Jean Teillet.

Teillet...