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History
More than 100 years after the Franklin Expedition vanished, the fate of Sir John Franklin and the crew members on his ships was still shrouded in mystery. However, the more than 40 search missions looking for Franklin’s lost ships were not wasted efforts. Rather, they resulted in great strides to increase geographical knowledge about Canada’s North.
Writer William C. Wonders captured the significance of the searches, looking back at the history of the expedition and the searches in his April 1968 story.
History
Arctic historian Ken McGoogan takes an in-depth, contemporary perspective on the legacy of Sir John Franklin, offering a new explanation of the famous Northern mystery
People & Culture
On April 12, Franklin enthusiasts had a rare opportunity to come together in the same room as The Royal Canadian Geographical Society presented their 2016 Can Geo Talks
History
Why this summer’s search for the lost ships of the Franklin Expedition will be the biggest and most advanced ever
History
The Royal Canadian Geographical Society has been involved in many searches for signs of the Franklin Expedition, including this year's successful search where one of the lost…