Ken Stewart gives a talk on John Rae’s boyhood in Orkney, his medical training and work as a doctor, his Arctic expeditions and how he solved the two great remaining mysteries of the Arctic.
The John Rae Society (JRS) has a range of talks available to watch online.
Number 1 is ‘Forgotten Hero’ by Ken Stewart.
Ken Stewart gives a talk on John Rae’s boyhood in Orkney, his medical training and work as a doctor, his Arctic expeditions and how he solved the two great remaining mysteries of the Arctic.
These talks are completely free to view on the JRS YouTube Channel.
[…] party took a short break in Stromness, just time for an ice-cream and a look at the monument to the Arctic explorer Dr. John Rae. I was particularly interested to note his connection to the search for the North-West […]
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