The Voyageur Express

By Jeremy kingsbury

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... more

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The podcast currently has 8 episodes available.

The Voyageur Express episodes:

February 11, 2025 Episode 7: 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:
[email protected]

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
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55min
October 31, 2024 Episode 6: Episode 6 Peter Pond Graveside Piping (Halloween Special)
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56min
October 25, 2024 Episode 5: 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/
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47min
July 03, 2024 Episode 4: 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
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1h 6min
November 01, 2023 Episode 3: 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!
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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
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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
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42min
July 12, 2023 Episode 2: 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
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1h 38min
October 20, 2022 Episode 1: 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
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39min
October 20, 2022 The Voyageur Express Episode 0: Introductions
If you'd like to get in touch with me, I can be reached at [email protected]
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8min

FAQs about The Voyageur Express:

How many episodes does The Voyageur Express have?

The podcast currently has 8 episodes available.