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John Franklin starts his Expedition
Franklin sails from Britain with 129 men to find the Northwest Passage with two ships. -
John Torrington's Death
John Torrington died and was put in a coffin and buried on Beechy Island. -
First Note Written
The first note was written by Franklin's crew and was left on King William Island. -
Second Note Written
The second note was also written by Franklin's crew. It was also left on King William Island. -
3 Graves on Beechy Island
Searchers find 3 graves on Beechy Island. -
Notes were found
2 notes were found on King William Island. They were written by Franklin's crew. -
Searchers Found The Notes
The search party found two notes on King William Island. -
Beattie found 1 of Franklin's Crew
Dr. Owen Beattie found one of Franklin's crew on King William Island and collected bone samples. He found high levels of led in the samples. This is what he assumes drove the crew mad. -
Beattie Sets Up Camp
Beattie and his team set up camp on Beechy Island so they can collect their evidence. -
Dr. Beattie Goes to Beechy Island
Dr. Beattie and a group of researchers from the University of Alberta go to Beechy Island to find evidence and to prove a theory. -
Getting into Torrington's Coffin
Dr. Beattie and his team get into Torrington's coffin to examineand test his body for lead samples. -
History Happens Article Written
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First Ship Found
The first of two of Franklin's ships was found on September 1, 2014. -
Ships Found
After searching for many years, both of Franklin's ships were found. -
Second Ship found
The second of two ships was found in mid September.
