ALICE JANE HAMILTON is the great-great granddaughter of Arctic explorer John Rae’s sister, Marion Sibbald (Rae) Hamilton, who moved with her family in 1856 from Orkney, Scotland, to Hamilton, Ontario. She has contributed to CBC Radio programs Fresh Air and Morningside, to the Globe and Mail, Toronto Star and National Post. She and her husband Don Cooper live in Penetanguishene on Georgian Bay in Ontario. Visit www.findingjohnrae.com.