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Queen's Department of Classics' Connections to the Franklin Ship Discovery

Jun 28, 2021

What can you do with a degree in Classics?

Not only can you study history, you can become part of it!

Read how two Queen's Classics graduates played key roles in the
discovery and exploration of the Franklin Expedition's missing ship.

Finding Franklin's Ship  (Queen's Alumni Review)

Kingston man one of first to spot Franklin ship  (Kingston Whig-Standard)

Discovery of Franklin Expedition's HMS Erebus  (Parks Canada website)

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