Gun cases make it easy to transport rifles and shotguns and to protect the weapons from the elements.
HBC post managers working in remote locations were provided with a medical chest that included an assortment of surgical implements.
In this presentation, Jock Martin and Heather Ragot share how their students went beyond pan-Indigenous narratives to understand the unique experiences and cultures of different Indigenous groups in Canada.
Trading Post: The art of scrimshaw was applied to a container made from a horn.
Barometers are used to measure air pressure and help forecast weather changes.
This quilt was handmade for a historian working for the Hudson’s Bay Company.
Lead shots for firearms were cast in this double-sided mould.
This weather vane topped the flagpole at York Factory in northern Manitoba.
Book Review: Bruce Macdonald’s new book focuses on two vessels that loom large in the story of the Canadian Arctic.
A ram’s head snuff mull belonged to Hudson’s Bay Company governor Sir George Simpson.
