George Nelson
Photo Courtesy of
Canadian Heritage Gallery
(1786-1859)
George Nelson was a clerk with three different fur trade companies-
the XY, the Hudson's Bay and the North West companies- from
1802 to 1823.
During this time, he carefully recorded
the daily work and life of the fur trade. His writings have
helped us learn about the fur trade and the importance of wild
rice in its operation.
George Nelson Resources
- Extended George Nelson Biography
- MHS Library Resource: George Nelson Reminiscences
- MHS Library Resource: My First Years in the Fur Trade: The Journals of 1802-1804
- MHS Library Resource: "The Orders of the Dreamed"- George Nelson on Cree and Northern Ojibwa Religion and Myth
- Minnesota History Magazine Resources for George Nelson
- MHS Visual Resources for the Fur Trade
- MHS Fur Trade Collection Database
- True North Online Fur Trade Lesson
Related Historic Sites
Related Books and Products
- My First Years in the Fur Trade: The Journals of 1802-1804
- "The Orders of the Dreamed"-George Nelson on Cree and Northern Ojibwa Religion and Myth
- Exploring the Fur Trade Routes of North America
- Great Lakes Fur Trade Coloring Book
- Illustrated Voyageur
- Indians in the Fur Trade
- Songs of the Voyageurs
- The Broken Blade
- Where Two Worlds Meet
- When Skins were Money: A History of the Fur Trade
- Voyageur's Paddle
