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Tag Archives: Franklin expedition
United Kingdom gifts long-lost Franklin expedition ships to Canada, Inuit
Canada and the Inuit are now officially co-owners of the two long-lost ships from the Franklin expedition. The Government of Canada yesterday received the historic gift of the Franklin expedition ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, from the United Kingdom. The two shipwrecks of the … Continue reading
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Researchers look for descendants of Franklin Expedition crew for DNA testing
Almost 170 years after the ill-fated Franklin Expedition attempted to find the Northwest Passage through the Canadian Arctic, researchers want to test the DNA of living descendants of crew members to compare it to skeletal remains. The Franklin Expedition left … Continue reading
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Searching for relatives of the 1845 Franklin Expedition crewmembers
If there’s a chance you’re related to the ill-fated crewmembers of the 1845 Franklin Expedition, you should read John D. Reid’s blog, Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections. John wrote, “Researchers are now seeking DNA, buccal (cheek) swab samples, from living descendants who … Continue reading
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This week’s crème de la crème — September 13, 2014
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Basic Nova Scotia Genealogy Research for New England Yankees by Heather Wilkinson Rojo on Worldwide Genealogy. Making slavery in New France by Brett Rushforth on Common-Place. Franco-American diversity: identified by different … Continue reading
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