Social Gr. 5.2 Histories and Stories of Ways of Life in Canada
Social Gr. 7.1 Toward Confederation
Social 20 Nationalism
In the News - 2016
Franklin and his Crew
Suggest a Site
Canadian Geographic:Sir John Franklin's HMS Terror believed found in Arctic
This map shows the recent search routes for Sir John Franklin's lost (and recently found) ships. You'll find x's to mark artifacts that have been discovered. The blue circles show the two different areas where the ships were found.
The Globe and Mail: Discovery of HMS Terror heats up battle over who controls artifacts
Sept. 13, 2016 - As archaeologists begin to explore the HMS Terror, questions arise about who controls the artifacts from the shipwrecks...Canada, Britain or local Inuit organizations?
The Guardian: Ship found in Arctic 168 years after doomed Northwest Passage attempt
Sept 12, 2016 - UK media provider The Guardian describes the historic discovery of the HMS Terror. The Terror was one of two ships of British polar explorer Sir John Franklin; the ships have been located after a century and a half.
CBC: Sir John Franklin's long-lost HMS Terror believed found
Sept. 12, 2016 - This article has video and description from what is believed to be the wreck of HMS Terror, one of Sir John Franklin's two ships lost in the doomed 1845 Franklin Expedition.
CBC: Parks Canada juggles competing claims to Franklin shipwrecks
Learn about some of the legal questions about ownership of the newly-found Franklin ships and artifacts. Parks Canada has been in discussions with the government of Nunavut about who controls artifacts from the sunken Sir John Franklin ships in Arctic waters.
Parks Canada: The Franklin Expedition
This Parks Canada site has some great background, current information, photos and video about the underwater archaeology expeditions to search for and excavate/explore Franklin's Lost Vessels: the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror.