Probably today I found one of my favorite objects in the museum’s collection: this doll representing a man dressed in 18th‑century clothing, with all his original attributes.
On 25 April 1848, Captain Fitzjames wrote an addition to what is now known as the Victory Point Note. As per Captain Crozier's one-sentence contribution, they would start the next day for Back's Fish River. This is the last known written record of the Franklin Expedition. [RMG]