Sept 18
1679 LaSalle sent his ship Griffon, laden with furs from present-day Green Bay area of Wisconsin to Niagara. It was never seen again. The loss of the ship remained a mystery for 200 years until the wreckage of an old ship - believed to be the Griffon - was found off Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron.
1875 The Supreme Court of Canada was established in Ottawa.
1895 John George Diefenbaker prime minister of Canada from 1957-63, was born in Neustadt.
Sept 19
1891 A tunnel under the St. Clair River, between Windsor and Detroit was opened.
1956 The first Nuclear Power Demonstration Station in Canada, near Ontario Hydro's Des Joachims Generating Station on the Ottawa River, had its official sod turning.
1963 Plans were announced to develop Confederation Square in Ottawa.
Sept 20
1814 American forces burned Colonel Thomas Talbot's mills at Port Talbot.
1828 Hubert Taylor Read, the second Canadian born winner of the Victoria Cross, was born in Perth. He was serving as assistant surgeon with the 61st (South Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot during the Sepoy Mutiny in India (1857).
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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