Edmonton House Journals, 1806 – 1821

Ed: Gerhard Ens and Ted Binnema, 2012
(HC 530 pp) ISBN 978-0-929123-20-2

In 1795 the Hudson’s Bay Company established Edmonton House and the North West company Fort Augustus a few kilometres downstream from the present day city of Edmonton.

Although both posts were moved several times, they operated side by side as the major administrative, trade, and provisioning centres on the North Saskatchewan River from 1795 to 1821, when the companies merged. The post journals and district reports from Edmonton House for the period from 1806 to 1821 are reproduced verbatim in this volume.

Long available only to researchers with access to the collections of the Hudson’s Bay Company Archives, these journals and district reports provide a detailed day-by-day account of the Operations of Edmonton during this period.

NOTE: All three volumes are now available for purchase individually for $60 each or the set of three for $160 plus shipping, a saving of $20.