Update to Fara Heim Foundation
Yes, you read that correctly. We are now the “Fara Heim Foundation” and applying for non-profit status.
We have not been very good at updating the Expedition Diary as we are constantly blogging onto our facebook page (daily). Since the post before this one we have:
1. Spent 2 weeks on Hudson Bay going by sailboat down the Nelson River to the shores of Hudson Bay and over to York Factory.
2. Have use of a 35′ Pearson sailboat that will be used on Lake Winnipeg, Canada to prepare for the 60′ Glory of the Sea.
3. Travelled to the Arctic to talk to Inuit Elders, spent time in researching in Boston (Massachusetts Historical Society)
4. Decided to spend 2 weeks at York Factory in 2013 searching for artifacts on land and sea related to the Battle of Hudson Bay. This search will let us test our land and sea abilities and gel the team for the 2014 Arctic expedition.
5. Started a monthly newsletter due to popular requests for information. The first one will be in May.
3 comments Saturday 20 Apr 2013 | David | Expedition Diary, Uncategorized
Hello. Happy to see the cbc news story or your search for the Pelican. I am a musician and history teacher. A few years ago I wrote and recorded a song about the Battle of Hudson Bay, called, imaginatively, the Battle of Hudson Bay. Perhaps you would be interested in using it in your documentary. I also have some curriculum materials that I used to help teach the lesson about D’Iberville. Looking forward to hearing from you. Sean M.
Sean:
Do you have an mp3 copy of the recording you can share? We’d be more than happy to post it on the site if you’re interested and ensure you get the credits.
Thanks,
David
Gentlemen,
Recently, I was acquainted with your project and the research excursion you have planned, with the sponsorship of the Fara Heim Foundation, to explore the site of the much ignored “Battle of Hudson Bay”. I saw with great interest the comment of Mr. Peter MacLeod from the Canadian war museum.
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