Searching for the Franklin Expedition
The presenter at our January meeting will be CDHS member George Parker. One of our favourite presenters, George is a graduate of Ryerson Polytechnical Institute. He spent his career working as a planning consultant in Toronto and overseas.
Over the years, George has delivered several memorable presentations at CDHS meetings including an insightful analysis of the causes of the Rice Lake railroad failure and the far-reaching impacts of early land surveying in Ontario.
In 1845, Sir John Franklin assumed command of a major expedition to chart the remaining uncharted sections of the Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic. Leading the British Royal Navy aboard HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, Franklin and his ships vanished under mysterious circumstances. It fell to the Hudson’s Bay Company explorer John Rae, a Scottish surgeon who was a native of Orkney, to uncover their fate. George will explore Rae’s discoveries and the explosive reaction they provoked in Victorian London.
Join us on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, for an informative presentation in Cobourg’s Victoria Hall. Doors open at 7:00 pm. All are welcome. There will be coffee/tea and the usual cookies so bring a friend or two! Members free and guests are $5.00.
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