My instructions, in substance, informed me that the main object of the Expedition was that of determining the latitudes and…
Launched in 1793, the HBC ship Prince of Wales ferried Franklin and his party from Gravesend, England to York Factory…
On August 20, 1820, at the recommendation of Akaitcho and his fellow hunters, the Franklin party set up their advanced…
In recent years, the Record Office in Derbyshire, England has been cataloguing a treasure trove of Franklin letters. Of particular…
In the early hours of August 3, 1820, Franklin’s party set out from (Old) Fort Providence for the Yellowknife River…
Two hundred years ago this week, Royal Navy veteran Captain John Franklin arrived at Old Fort Providence at the base…
Yellowknife’s École Sir John Franklin High School was originally built in 1958 and currently serves as both the flagship and biggest…