VISIONS OF THE NORTH

  Getting the Monument right in Jane Franklin's eyes had clearly proved something of a headache for Sophy Cracroft, as her journal entry...

This week, we present another guest post by Mary Williamson, who is Sir John Franklin's great-great-grand-niece and a skilled researcher...

Photo by Joseph Monteith Sometimes even the most significant discoveries happen by happy accident. Such was the case with a series of aerial...

Coronation Gulf, 2019 (author photo) Since Parks Canada first became involved with the search for Franklin's ship's in 2008, th...

"The Fair Augusta" as she looks today Few have looked upon such extraordinary voyages as has she, and none of her contemporar...

©Trustees of the British Museum The sad lot of Mathinna, an indigenous Australian girl who was adopted and later abandoned by Sir John ...

Eric Harvie Back in 2018, I revealed the re-discovery of the wooden anvil block recovered from the Franklin Expedition campsite at Beec...

Courtesy the LeVesconte/Wills families As they prepared for their voyage of exploration, most of the officers of Sir John Franklin...

Captain Francis Crozier (L) and Captain Brett Crozier (R) It's more than just a coincidence of names -- it's a coincidence of c...

The Resolute , showing her slightly-dented bow It's a storied name. The original HMS "Resolute," one of the ships of Belc...

The Ocean Nymph William Simpson’s career can be traced through the Hudson Bay Company Archives online, via the Servants contracts (empl...