July 7
1871 Thirteen rafts of 1,173 cribs containing 51,173 cubic meters of timber, began running through the Chaudiere log-slide at Ottawa.
July 8
1903 An Ontario government order-in-council named Alexander Fraser, former editor of the Toronto Mail and Empire, to the new post of provincial archivist.
1917 Artist Tom Thomson drowned in Canoe Lake, Algonquin Park.
July 9
1792 John Graves Simcoe swore in members of Upper Canada's first Executive Council.
1936 The most intense heat wave on record (as of 1988) occurred in Ontario - the temperature in Toronto reached 40.6 C.
1969 The federal government's Official Languages Act became law.
Ottawa Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS) is responsible for Carleton, Lanark, Renfrew, Prescott and Russell Counties. Our mission is “To encourage, assist and bring together all those interested in the pursuit of family history.” If you want to discover more about your family origins, or how and where to locate information about your ancestors, our members will be there to help you.
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