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                              Welcome 
                                to Fur Trade Stories, a unique presentation 
                                of primary and secondary resources found in the 
                                collections of Canada's National History Society, 
                                HBCA - Archives of Manitoba, The Manitoba Museum, 
                                Parks Canada and several First Nations communities.  
                                 
                                To begin your journey through the thoughts and 
                                hearts of the brave people who explored and survived 
                                our wilds, choose any of the three periods below. | 
                             
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                                “Hudson’s 
                                Bay is certainly a country that Sinbad the Sailor 
                                never saw, as he makes no mention of mosquitoes.”  
                                – David Thompson [1784-85] | 
                             
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