First Grinnell expedition returns without Franklin newsSep 30, 1851Labels: First Grinnell, Edwin J, Henry GrinnellLOC ItemSecond Grinnell
Kane sails from New York in AdvanceMay 30, 1853Labels: Brig Advance, Elisha KentUSS AdvanceSecond GrinnellSciAm 1853
Advance reaches Smith Sound entranceAug 7, 1853Labels: Smith Sound, Brig AdvanceGutenberg TextSecond Grinnell
Advance set for winter at Rensselaer HarborSep 10, 1853Labels: Rensselaer Harbor, Brig AdvanceSecond GrinnellWikisource 1873
Depot rescue effort ends in Jefferson Baker’s deathMar 30, 1854Labels: Jefferson Baker, Depot PartySecond Grinnell
Kane’s Humboldt Glacier sledge attempt collapsesMay 14, 1854Labels: Humboldt Glacier, Peter SchubertSecond GrinnellWikisource 1873
Failed whaleboat push toward Beechey IslandJul 31, 1854Labels: Beechey Island, Whaleboat PartySecond Grinnell
Kane concludes Advance will not be freedAug 23, 1854Labels: Brig Advance, UpernavikSecond GrinnellWikisource 1873
Relief of the southbound party returns to AdvanceDec 12, 1854Labels: Upernavik, Inuit AssistanceSecond Grinnell
Kane abandons Advance and begins escape southMay 20, 1855Labels: Boat-sledges, Elisha KentSecond GrinnellUSS Advance
Expedition reaches open water near Cape AlexanderJun 18, 1855Labels: Cape Alexander, Open WaterUSS Advance
Survivors arrive at Upernavik after 83 daysAug 6, 1855Labels: Upernavik, SurvivorsUSS AdvanceKane Bio
Kane returns to New York; expedition becomes public storyOct 11, 1855Labels: New York, Elisha KentKane BioWikisource 1873
Kane publishes Arctic Explorations accountJan 1, 1856Labels: Arctic Explorations, PublicationBHL RecordOpen Library