Champlain Society [SEP] inception
. Membership is open to all who have an interest in Canadian history. It is based in Toronto, Canada.
Foundation.
The Champlain Society was created following a lecture to the Canadian Club in Toronto in March 1905 on "History and Patriotism" given by Charles W. Colby, chair of the Department of History at McGill University. Colby had hailed the various societies in the United Kingdom and the United States dedicated to reprinting key documents of history and argued that Canada should have such an organization.
The speech prompted
Witsupply II" on Sep. of 1989 ran aground off St. Maarten in the Caribbean, was refloated and scuttled.
- sold in 1951 renamed "Champlain", on 26 June 1955 was wrecked in typhoon at Yulin, Hainan Island on voyage from Whampoa to Yulin.
- sold in 1960 renamed "Shun Fung" on 5 Sep. 1964 was wrecked in Hong Kong after breaking from moorings in typhoon.
- on 7 Oct. 1945 ran aground in Magdalena Bay, Baja California.
- sold in 1950 renamed "Nordicstar