Aug 3
1847 The first electric telegraph service between Montreal and Toronto was inaugurated.
Aug 4
1814 Lt-Col Robert McDouall's forces beat off an American attack on Fort Michilimackinac, the Gibraltar of the west.
1952 Fire again ravaged the House of Commons, this time beginning in the roof of the parliamentary library. The interior was later reconstructed at a cost of $2 million.
1960 The Bill of Rights was approved by the House of Commons.
Aug 5
1914 The was mobilization order was issued for Canada's entry into WW I.
1960 Former Prime Minister Arthur Meighan died in Toronto.
Aug 6
1945 In Ottawa, Prime Minister Mackenzie King opened a federal-provincial conference on post-war reconstruction. Canadian scientists played an intimate part in developing the atomic bomb.
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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