Researchers hope public can shed light on Franklin Expedition

May 25, 2015

The discovery of the ill-fated Franklin Expedition has left much unanswered, researchers say, and they’re hoping the public and students can help solve the mystery.

The University of Victoria announced Monday that it will launch a cold-case website dedicated to the mid-19th-century Arctic shipwreck. The ship was discovered last September to much fanfare, with Prime Minister Stephen Harper calling it a “historic moment for Canada.” The project will mark the first time the Franklin Expedition archive, consisting of about 125 original documents and 125 historical images, will be made available to the public.