Into the Stacks
It soon became apparent that to follow some of the leads I had developed would require access to primary sources – the journals and letters …
Other Writings
Give Me Winter, Give Me Dogs: Knud Rasmussen and the Fifth Thule Expedition
Give Me Winter, Give Me Dogs: Knud Rasmussen and the Fifth Thule Expedition by Kenn Harper Iqaluit, Nunavut: Inhabit Media Inc., 2024 Reviewed by Dave …
Phantom wreck at Matty Island
Phantom wreck at Matty Island Now that we know the final locations of Franklin’s two wrecked ships a kaleidoscope of speculation can be, at least …
Amundsen overland to North Magnetic Pole extracts
Amundsen overland to North Magnetic Pole extracts: First overland attempt: pp 156-7 March 1 1904 “One sledge was to carry a load of 7 …
Anchors and Propellers
Anchors and Propellers @ David C. Woodman 2025 It’s been over a decade since the wreck of HMS Erebus was found, largely intact, under the …
The Matty Island Shoals
The Matty Island Shoals In late August or early September 1846, Sir John Franklin and his two captains faced a problem. Having brought their …
Puhtoorak, Position and Pronouns
Puhtoorak, Position and Pronouns There are many accounts in the nineteenth-century Inuit remembrances of Inuit visits to the ships of the Franklin expedition. These can …
Our Big Day of Suffering
Our big day of suffering Wednesday June 21, 1995 After the trials of yesterday, we awoke late and were slow starting. I pointed out that …
Rae travels toward Fury and Hecla Strait (1847)
The Most Fatiguing Journey: Rae up the coast of Melville Peninsula Rae and Corrigal at Fraser Bay [sp?] 22 May 1847 (68° 33’N, 85° 20’W) …
McClintock learns of the wreck at Oot-loo-lik
McClintock learns of the Oot-loo-lik wreck I also purchased a knife which had some indistinct markings on it such as ship’s cutlasses or swords usually …