VISIONS OF THE NORTH

Charles Dagneau opening a drawer of relics for myself and Mary Williamson   Of course, throughout the tour all of us felt immensely excited ...

Charles Dagneau, Cindy Lee Scott, and Jonathan Moore Our tour now commenced in earnest. One of the first staff members we met was Cindy Lee ...

In a city filled with government buildings, this one doesn't stand out all that much, not from outside. Among other things, it contains ...

Image from Parks Canada  It could be the breakthrough we've all been waiting for since the rediscovery of Franklin's ships -- or it ...

L to R: Peter Carney, Mary Williamson, Russell Potter and Regina Koellner For myself and my fellow editors of May We Be Spared to Meet on Ea...

Finally, the day draws near! We're happy to announce some of the first few events for May We Be Spared -- watch this page for further d...

Among the many correspondents in our forthcoming book of letters , two of the very youngest stand out from all the rest, both for their sinc...

A guest post by Peter Carney Sketch by John Irving The steam engines Engines fitted to Franklin’s ships Erebus and Terror have long been a t...

In my last post, I gave some previews of the remarkable letters of James Reid, the Ice Master of HMS Erebus, as they will appear in our fort...

Of all the officers of the Franklin expedition, James Reid was one of the most lively and colorful.  As James Fitzjames remarked of him in t...

A guest post by Mary Williamson, co-editor of  May We Be Spared to Meet on Earth Roderic Fenwick-Owen (1921-2011) or “Uncle Roddy” as I knew...