This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
The Outpost of the Lost Exploits of Greely Expedition
In 1881 the Greely Expedition led by Adolphus Greely set up Fort Conger in Grinnell Land. After two harsh winters and a dramatic retreat across the polar sea, seven survived from twenty five as a relief ship finally reached them aboard the Thetis in 1884.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arctic Circle
Proteus
Pike
Lady Franklin Bay
United States
Greely
Adolphus W. Greely
Fifth Cavalry
United States Regular Army
Admiral Schley
David L. Brainard
Bobbs-Merrill Company
A. W. Greely
Brainard
Grant or-Grinnell Land
Fort Conger
Little Island
Lieutenant Lockwood
Sergeant Brainard
Medford Rui
Chicago
New York
Kennedy Channel
Grinnell Land
Kane Sea
Smith Sound
Cape Sabine
Littleton Island
Lieut
Kislingbury
Lockwood
Brafoard
Trainard
Norman
Colwell
Thetis