Cook's Log

Contents of January 2026 issue of Cook's Log
Topics include James Larken, William Dawson, photographing every Cook statue, and spooky items found in Cook's Bible

Page Article
2
 		 President’s Message
Endeavour Replica to be Re-rigged in 2026
3 The CCS in the UK, October 2025 Meeting
4 My Bucket List to Photograph Every Cook Statue
6 The CCS in Canada and Elsewhere, November 2025
7 Married in Barking
8 Jane Austen’s Cook Connections
11 CCS in Australia – Endeavour Lines
12 My Trip to the UK in 2025
14
 		 The CCS in Canada, August 2025
An Unusual Portrait Medallion of Captain Cook
15 Obituary – Rod Fleck
16
 		 James Larken (1732–1774)
A Letter Written by Beaglehole in 1950
17 William Dawson (1749–17xx)
18 Tin Ghaut, off Grape Lane, Whitby
21 Joseph Coleman – The Armourer’s Tale
23 Captain Cook Plaque at Wellington
24 Seen at Auction – And on eBay
26 Investigating the Portraits “Captain and Mrs Cook”
29 Log Lines
30 Cook’s Charts Sale Overseas
32 A Study of Omai
33 250 Years Ago
37 The New Society Secretary Introduces Himself
38 The Forsters’ Contribution to NZ Natural History Part 2
42 Omai on Tour
43 The CCS in Newport, RI, USA, October 2025
44
 		 CCS Auction Number 35
From My Collection
47 Spooky Item Found in Cook’s Bible
48 The CCS in Canada and Elsewhere, March 2026

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Ian Boreham (Webmaster)
Wm. Ellerington Morton. No one named Ellerington sailed in Endeavour nor in any of Cook's other ships.
Wm. Ellerington Morton
Elleringtons from Whitby. Researcher advised that one John Ellerington was a crew member on the Endeavor. Bill, North Carolina, USA
Sue Keena
Very interested in the Cook history as my grandfather came from this area we have Cook relatives in our family tree.
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