tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post6680468181940031353..comments2024-03-18T18:05:25.821-07:00Comments on VISIONS OF THE NORTH: Two Grave BayRussell Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11023313195827310776noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post-90527824357286287932019-01-14T09:32:21.994-08:002019-01-14T09:32:21.994-08:00Yes indeed. So far, alas, there hasn't been a ...<br />Yes indeed. So far, alas, there hasn't been a DNA match of any of the remains with any descendants. The crew was fairly young, and many did not have children; the kinds of lineal descendants that would be ideal for this purpose can be hard to find. But certainly, if we could ID the senior officers, that would tell us a great deal. Doug Stenton is doing this work, and I hope that eventually he will find some matches.Russell Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11023313195827310776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post-48385934558144829432019-01-12T16:42:50.712-08:002019-01-12T16:42:50.712-08:00The odds are that this is one of the surviving lie...The odds are that this is one of the surviving lieutenants, but...<br /><br />One of the great unanswered mysteries of this tragedy regards the fate of Captains Crozier and Fitzjames. How far on the march did they make it? If these remains could be determined by DNA to be one of them, even the mere location of their graves (and thus, deaths) could tell us a great deal. Athelstanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07346012062816580296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post-58661571188581326142018-11-05T06:44:04.601-08:002018-11-05T06:44:04.601-08:00I look forward to hearing more about this.I look forward to hearing more about this.Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09828178510180204318noreply@blogger.com