Born in 1786, Franklin entered the Royal Navy at the age of 14. His first taste of exploration came in 1801-03, when he ...

Sir John Franklin set out with two ships, the HMS Erebus and the HMS Terror, to find the Northwest Passage. They vanished without a trace, sparking one of history's great maritime puzzles. For years, ...

Ben Franklin, John Jay and other founders participated in these dark arts, with varying degrees of success. This talk will explore this history and consider what it means for us today. This event is ...

In February, Sarah Leete captivated a crowd at the Seniors on the Bow with her alphabetical journey through the Northwest Passage to Greenland. By popular demand, the presentation will be held again ...

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As the centuries rolled by, many attempts were made to find the fabled Northwest Passage to the Pacific and the wealth of the Indies. In the fruitless search, Hudson discovered his immense Canadian ...

St John on Bethnal Green is a Grade 1 listed building of international significance that has been at the centre of the vibrant parish of Bethnal Green since 1828. It is one of only three churches to ...

To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of John Moroughan, please visit the flower store ... The bill would require hospitals and health care facilities The Franklin County ...

The 6,736-mile journey takes 112 days, which provides plenty of time for readers to learn the story of British Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin ... to map the Northwest Passage from 1845-1847.

The 6,736-mile journey takes 112 days, which provides plenty of time for readers to learn the story of British Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin ... to map the Northwest Passage from 1845-1847.

In the pantheon of New England-born patriots, no two men stood higher than Benjamin Franklin and John Adams. And in the New England pantheon no two so cordially disliked each other, unless you ...

The mystery of the subtitle is what happened to John Franklin. On May 19, 1845, the Royal Navy expedition commander set off from Greenhithe, England, in search of the Northwest Passage.