Hon. Alexandra Shackleton, president of the James Caird Society, is among four JCS members to have been honoured with the King Charles III Coronation Medal by the Canadian Crown. Recipients have been deemed to have made a ‘significant contribution to Canada’ or ‘have made an outstanding achievement abroad that brings credit to Canada.’ Alexandra was […]
In October, Mensun Bound will be giving what promises to be a fascinating talk about the discovery of Shackleton’s Endurance, one of the most famous ships in history. The talk will take place on Wednesday 30 October from 7.30 to 9pm. Venue: The Oxford Union, St Michael’s Street OX1 3JB £7.50 £5 students Free RGS-IBG […]
The Sir Ernest H Shackleton Appreciation Society will be holding a Shackleton 150th Anniversary Conference at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) 1, Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2AR The dates for this event are: Friday 17th May 6.00pm to 10.00pm Saturday 18th May 9.30am to 6.00pm Saturday 18th May 6.30pm to 10.00pm (Gala Dinner) Sunday […]
On the 150th anniversary of his birth, Sir Ernest’s achievements were honoured in a very special celebration in Westminster Abbey. Following the traditional Choral Evensong on 15 February a private dedication ceremony was held in the Abbey’s South Cloister, close to a memorial to other pioneering sailors – Captain James Cook, Sir Francis Chichester and […]
On the 150th anniversary of his birth, Thursday 15 February 2024, a Memorial to ‘The Boss’ will be unveiled in Westminster Abbey. See details
On the 150th anniversary of his birth, Thursday 15 February 2024, a Memorial to ‘The Boss’ will be unveiled in Westminster Abbey. The Great West Door will open at 1630 to allow the congregation to enter for Choral Evensong, to which all are welcome. Abbey staff will direct people to their seats by 1645, ahead of […]
The show Endurance: Storia di un viaggio straordinario is an initiative of actress Stefania Mariani and photographer Michele Montalbetti from the company Stage Photography. They have been inspired by this century old adventure not just in terms of history but for the lessons that we all can learn from it today. The stage play has […]
The Devon and Cornwall Polar Society will be holding a Roald Amundsen Conference on Saturday 28 October 2023 This will take place at Lewinsky Building Plymouth University PL4 8AA For further details, and to book your place, please go to the DCPS site
Long-serving members of the JCS will remember our 2013 Newsletter featuring the Epic Expedition which replicated the original trip of the James Caird across the Southern Ocean from Elephant Island to South Georgia using the same rudimentary equipment, period clothing and technology as Shackleton had nearly 100 years before. This 2013 expedition, led by Tim […]
A new publication is now available from St James Park Press which tells the fascinating story of Aurora Australis, the first book written, printed, illustrated and bound in Antarctica, during the Nimrod Expedition, 1907-9. An Albion in the Antarctic was first published in 2019 using an Albion Press akin to the one originally taken to […]