The Voyageur Express

Jeremy kingsbury
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The Voyageur Express is the Podcast for the North American Voyageur Council (NAVC). NAVC is a nonprofit educational organization for individuals interested in various aspects of the fur trade era. Our membership includes researchers, reenactors, living historians, and history buffs, all with the common love of the fur trade. https://navoyageur.org/

Episodes

  1. Voyageur Express 008 Roderick MacKenzie, George Henry Monk, John McGlaughlin

    10/11/2025

    Voyageur Express 008 Roderick MacKenzie, George Henry Monk, John McGlaughlin

    Visit NAVC's Website https://navoyageur.org You can look at the originals by hunting around in the "Manuscripts" tab of this website from McGill University: https://digital.library.mcgill.ca/nwc/toolbar_1.htm To See the versions that were eventually published at the Masson Collection: Volume 1: https://archive.org/details/P000159/P000159/page/n1/mode/2up Volume 2: https://archive.org/details/lesbourgeoisdela02massrich/lesbourgeoisdela02massrich

    1h 9m
  2. The Voyageur Express Episode 7 Van Den Bogaert's 1634 Journey into Mohawk and Oneida Country

    02/11/2025

    The Voyageur Express Episode 7 Van Den Bogaert's 1634 Journey into Mohawk and Oneida Country

    If you have any thoughts about Van Den Bogaert's journal and want to be on the podcast, or just talk about them, you can post on NAVC's facebook feed linking this episode or email me directly and we can talk about how to send in a voice memo: navcexpress@gmail.com Here is a Link to a lovely new edition (I didn't realize existed when I made the Audiobook) complete with maps and Language analysis. https://archive.org/details/journeyintomohaw0000boga_f8i2/page/n27/mode/2up Visit NAVC's Website https://navoyageur.org

    54 min
  3. Episode 6 Peter Pond Graveside Piping (Halloween Special)

    10/31/2024

    Episode 6 Peter Pond Graveside Piping (Halloween Special)

    Visit NAVC's Website https://navoyageur.org

    56 min
  4. The Voyageur Express Episode 5 Simon McGillivray’s 1815 Fort William Notebook

    10/25/2024

    The Voyageur Express Episode 5 Simon McGillivray’s 1815 Fort William Notebook

    This episode is a reading of Simon McGillivray's 1815 Notebook, published with a lovely introduction by Jean Morrison as "The North West Company In Rebellion" https://www.thunderbaymuseum.com/product/the-north-west-company-in-rebellion/ Visit NAVC's Website https://navoyageur.org

    46 min
  5. Popular Culture of the Fur Trade (Ossian Poems) Voyageur Express 4

    07/03/2024

    Popular Culture of the Fur Trade (Ossian Poems) Voyageur Express 4

    This episode is a reading from Donald Macpherson's collection of poetry he attributed to Ossian. You can read the original here: Fingal an ancient Epic Poem in Six Books: Together with several other Poems, composed by Ossian the son of Fingal Translated from the Galic Language (you can read it here: https://www.eighteenthcenturypoetry.org/works/o5164-w0010.shtml#image Visit NAVC's Website https://navoyageur.org

    1h 6m
  6. The Voyageur Express Episode 3, John Tanner’s Narrative Chapter 2

    11/01/2023

    The Voyageur Express Episode 3, John Tanner’s Narrative Chapter 2

    Episode 3 The Voyageur Express Episode 3, John Tanner’s Narrative Chapter 2 I hope everyone has a lovely NAVC Fall Gathering, Sorry I can’t be there, but hopefully y’all can have an impromptu book club! +X+X+ This Episode comes from John Tanner’s Narrative, which was published around 1830: A narrative of the captivity and adventures of John Tanner : (U. S. interpreter at the Saut de Ste. Marie, ) during thirty years residence among the Indians in the interior of North America Available to read here: https://archive.org/details/bp_596018/page/38/mode/1up?view=theater I’d also Recommend John Fierst’s Article: “A ‘Succession of Little Occurrences’ Scholarly Editing and the Organization of Time in John Tanner's Narrative about working on an Annotated edition of John Tanner’s Narrative here: https://scholarlyediting.org/2012/essays/essay.fierst.html +X+X+ I read from and reference an article talking about the problems with the stereotypes of alcoholism during the episode, you can read the article here: https://psmag.com/news/whats-behind-the-myth-of-native-american-alcoholism +X+X+ Visit NAVC's Website https://navoyageur.org

    42 min
  7. Gabriel Franchère’s 1814 Journey from Astoria to Montreal

    07/12/2023

    Gabriel Franchère’s 1814 Journey from Astoria to Montreal

    This episode’s reading comes from Gabrielle Franchere’s Journal which can be read here: https://archive.org/details/franchresnarra00franrich/page/374/mode/2up Be Sure to Attend the Book Club Zoom Meeting on July 19, at 7:00 PM Central Time https://und.zoom.us/j/91531678775 Visit NAVC's Website https://navoyageur.org

    1h 37m
  8. The Voyageur Express 001 Saukamappee's Narrative

    10/20/2022

    The Voyageur Express 001 Saukamappee's Narrative

    The Voyageur Express 001 Saukamappee's Narrative To register for the 2022 NAVC Virtual Fall Gathering go here: https://mailchi.mp/d95739d2c009/register-today-navc-fall-virtual-gathering To Read the Archive.org Version of David Thompson’s Book go here: https://archive.org/details/davidthompsonsna00thom/page/326/mode/2up I highly recommend getting the Moreau Editions of Thompson’s Writings: https://www.amazon.com/Writings-David-Thompson-Travels-Version/dp/029598936X Visit NAVC's Website https://navoyageur.org

    39 min
  9. The Voyageur Express Episode 0: Introductions

    10/20/2022

    The Voyageur Express Episode 0: Introductions

    If you'd like to get in touch with me, I can be reached at navcexpress@gmail.com Visit NAVC's Website https://navoyageur.org

    8 min
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The Voyageur Express is the Podcast for the North American Voyageur Council (NAVC). NAVC is a nonprofit educational organization for individuals interested in various aspects of the fur trade era. Our membership includes researchers, reenactors, living historians, and history buffs, all with the common love of the fur trade. https://navoyageur.org/

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  • Creator
    Jeremy kingsbury
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    9
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 The Voyageur Express
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