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Jun 15, 2011
The Gates of Hell: Sir John Franklin's Tragic Quest for the North West Passage:

Jun 15, 2011
Johnston: A quest for Hopedale stamps: President Franklin D. Roosevelt had said that he owed his life to his hob...

Jun 15, 2011
Schwatka's Search: Sledging In The Arctic In Quest Of The Franklin Records:

Johnston: A quest for Hopedale stamps

From the time that I was 5 years old, I have collected things. President Franklin D. Roosevelt had said that he owed his life to his hobbies. Chief among these was stamp collecting. Collecting stamps has been a passion of mine since 1949. Now that does seem to be a long time, but it's really not. A lot has happened since 1949, I suppose, but when I am with my stamps, time seems to have no particular relevance. Stamps are a magic carpet taking me where daily strife does not interfere.

George V, who was King of England, Emperor of India, and all of the Dominions Across the Sea from 1910 to 1936, was also a very serious stamp collector. He spent one afternoon a week with his collection and more than a few evenings. As prince of Wales, and before that as duke of York, he was president of the Royal Philatelic Society. The word "Philatelic" relates to all things stamps. During World War I, Buckingham Palace announced that the king would give up stamp collecting for the duration of the global conflict. After a few months, the king's doctors ordered him back to his hobby for the sake of his health as a stress reliever.

Source: Milford Daily News

Franklin Quest News

Mumbai Indians Vs Somerset Highlights

World Cup News 4 U - Oct 10, 2011

But some wonderful bowling from Malinga and Franklin made sure the match was going nowhere. Somerset in the end fell 10 runs shot of the total which meant Mumbai qualified to the finals. It was a big win for Mumbai as Somerset was the team in form and

Lynx head to Atlanta in quest of a title but with a question at center

Pioneer Press - Oct 07, 2011

The 6-foot-4 second-year player out of George Washington University is in standby mode as the Lynx determine whether starting center Taj McWilliams-Franklin will play after spraining her right knee in Wednesday night's 101-95 victory over the Dream at

Occupy Wall Street: Communism's Clueless Foot Soldiers

Canada Free Press - Oct 15, 6121

He needn't have bothered as Franklin Delano Roosevelt and subsequent Democrat Presidents introduced most of the planks of the Communist Manifesto and we live with them to this day. The Occupy Wall Street youngsters are the latest foot soldiers of

The Big Year: First-Degree Birders

FWWeekly - Oct 15, 2827

Screenwriter Howard Franklin gives Brad a ton of unnecessary voiceover narration to deliver and can't come up with a decent joke. Maybe that's why the lead actors seem to be going through the motions and never mesh with each other.

Showdown in Franklin

Bowling Green Daily News - Sep 29, 2011

The Warren East football team will begin its quest for a regular season district title Friday night, visiting a Franklin-Simpson team that has established itself as the team to beat. Franklin-Simpson (5-1) has won